Wake Tech News

More than 100 North Carolina manufacturers, economic development agencies, and community college leaders – along with student-apprentices – came together today for the first-ever Apprenticeship Summit.

Wake Tech is the third fastest-growing large community college in the U.S., according to an analysis by Community College Week.

Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen C. Scott is pleased to announce the appointment of Ryan Schwiebert as Vice President for Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer for the college. Schwiebert, a former community college Vice President of IT and CIO, oversees all of Wake Tech’s information technology and computer systems.

A generous grant from the Walmart Foundation will boost Wake Tech’s efforts to help veterans translate military experience into employment and career advancement. The college has received a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program, which provides grants to nonprofits that assist underserved populations.

Eighty-nine proud students earned credentials tonight at the fall graduation ceremony for Wake Tech’s High School Equivalency and Adult High School programs. The ceremony honored 63 students who completed the GED® test to earn a high school credential and another 26 who earned Adult High School (AHS) diplomas.

Excitement and optimism filled the Physical Education Building on Main Campus today as more than 650 students received degrees and diplomas. Wake Tech held commencement exercises in two separate ceremonies in the gymnasium. “You’ve completed your degrees, but this is not the end,” Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen Scott told the graduates.

More than 700 students received degrees and diplomas at today’s commencement exercises on Main Campus. Two ceremonies were held: the first at 9:00 a.m.; the second at noon. Many of the graduates will be headed straight into the workforce; others will be transferring to four-year institutions to advance their education.

More nurses will soon be joining the Triangle’s health care workforce: 58 graduates of Wake Tech’s nursing program received their pins at the Perry Health Sciences Campus. The ceremony took place one day before the commencement exercises on Main Campus.

Wake Tech business students are becoming stock market savvy. The SunTrust Center for Financial Education and the Wake Tech Business Club are proud to announce the Fall 2014 Market Watch Investment Champions. The Market Watch simulation introduces students to investment strategies by allowing them to manage a simulated $100,000 portfolio under real conditions.