Wake Tech is hosting FAFSA Day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, when Financial Aid Office representatives can help students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The event is at Scott Northern Wake Campus, Building C, and Southern Wake Campus, Building L. Advance registration is encouraged.
In 2020, Wake Tech, in partnership with the Wake County Public School System and WakeEd Partnership, received a National Science Foundation grant to integrate industry-inspired activities into math lessons. Helping Students Understand Real-World Applications of Mathematics by Connecting Industry to Math Instruction (CIMI) is a three-year grant. Each summer, 20 high school and community college math instructors will have the opportunity to attend a two-week workshop during which they will spend two to three days in industry immersions and will choose a topic from their immersion to create an industry-inspired application.
The goals of CIMI are as follows: