With a focus on technology-forward education and workforce development programs, Eastern Wake 4.0 is Wake Tech’s newest site along the I-87/US 64 corridor in Wendell. Eastern Wake 4.0 refers to the term Industry 4.0, a reference to a fourth industrial revolution with the convergence of machines and processes with information and communications technology such as 5G, big data, cloud computing and smart manufacturing. Plans for the 106-acre site include a Public Safety Simulation Complex, a General Education and Students Services Building, and a Technology 4.0 facility. Programs will include the Associate in Engineering degree, Emergency Medical Science, Biopharmaceutical Technology, intelligent automation, robotics, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations and repair. Read more