Wake Tech News

Wake Technical Community College President Stephen Scott recognized 14 employees and four community partners for their dedication to the mission and vision of Wake Tech. The awards are sponsored annually by the Wake Tech Foundation, which receives and administers private sector funds for programs at the College. US Foodservice sponsored the awards dinner at the Raleigh Convention Center.

Wake Technical Community College President Stephen Scott has announced the recipients of the 2013 President’s Award for Excellence. These six students are being honored with the highest college achievement award presented to any student at Wake Technical Community College. 

Wake Tech and Durham Tech students faced off today in an engineering design contest to solve an actual traffic problem.

The SunTrust Center for Financial Education at Wake Tech is celebrating the success of its inaugural campaign to improve financial literacy. Today’s celebration, in the Student Services Building on Wake Tech’s main campus, included students, college faculty and administrators, and the community.

With college loan debt soaring nationwide, Wake Tech has partnered with the National Financial Educators Council to help students learn to manage funds and make sound fiscal decisions.

Wake Tech Community College partnered with U.S. Senator Kay Hagan to host the "Back-to-Work North Carolina Jobs Fair" today. Nearly 100 employers with current job openings participated, and more than 1,000 job seekers attended to network with industry reps, distribute resumes, and scout out opportunities.

More than 350 middle and high school students put their math skills to the test today at Wake Tech’s Main Campus. The 22nd annual Regional Math Contest, hosted by Wake Tech’s Mathematics and Physics Department.

Adults currently in the process of taking the GED exam should be aware that major changes in store for next year could affect their ability to complete the exam as planned. The current five-part GED exam will be replaced at the end of 2013 with a new assessment.

More than 300 walkers and runners converged on Wake Tech’s Northern Wake Campus for the first annual Road Scholars 5K Run/Walk.