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August 2025

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Academics

Students Win National Honors

Wake Tech students took home top honors during Phi Beta Lambda’s National Leadership Conference held June 24-27. The event was held virtually this year.
In The Community

James Roberson Receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine

James Roberson has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his 31 years of service at Wake Tech.
Partnerships

Advance Auto Parts Makes $250,000 Commitment to Increase Diversity in Automotive Programs

Advance Auto Parts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts supplier, today announced a $200,000 commitment and partnership with Wake Technical Community College for a first-of-its-kind recruitment initiative aimed at increasing student diversity in the school’s automotive systems technology and collision repair programs.
Around WakeTech

Wake Tech Requiring Masks Indoors

Due to the recent rise in cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, Wake Technical Community College will again require all employees, students and visitors to wear masks in indoor spaces, on all campuses and centers.
Partnerships

“Wake Invests in Women” Challenges Employers to Close Gender Gaps

Next week marks an important milestone for Black women in America. August 3 is their Equal Pay Day – the approximate day they must work into a new year to make what a White man earned at the end of the previous year.
Athletics

Former Wake Tech Pitcher Headed to Major League Baseball

Former Wake Tech standout pitcher Austin Warren has been called up to the Los Angeles Angels and becomes the first Eagle to earn a roster spot in Major League Baseball.
Partnerships

Wake Tech Collaborates with Red Hat to Offer Red Hat Training and Certification Courses

Wake Technical Community College today announced that it is collaborating with Red Hat to bring high-quality IT training to more students.
Funding & Development

College Announces Major Grant for Cloud Computing Education

Wake Tech is pleased to announce that the college has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $562,150 to help meet industry need for network associates and technicians with emerging cloud technology skills.

Partnerships

Wake Tech and “A Place at the Table” Team Up to Address Hospitality Labor Shortage

Triangle residents and “foodies” have a new option for culinary and baking instruction – and this fall, it’s free!