Wake Tech News

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.

Wake Technical Community College is offering students an international learning experience – in Salzburg, Austria! Wake Tech has teamed up with Salzburg College to offer a three-week program that will include classroom instruction as well as visits to historic Austrian sites, musical events, and a hiking trip. While there, students will take Principles of Management (BUS 137), taught by Wake Tech instructor Jeff Myers.

“Penguins at Play,” a whimsical sugar showpiece, earned a gold medal for Wake Tech culinary student Kyle Starr!

Unemployed professionals in the Triangle will soon have a new resource at Wake Tech. Career Transitions - StepUp, a leading Triangle career transitions group, will become a new program in Wake Tech’s Human Resources Development (HRD) division in January 2016.