Admissions Placement Criteria
Applicant admission and placement at Wake Tech is based on high school GPA for all who have graduated from a US high school within the last 10 years. The GPA must be verified via receipt of a high school transcript.
Applicants who have graduated from a US high school more than 10 years ago will be required to take the RISE Placement Test unless additional criteria for placement is submitted.
An applicant may submit documentation of any of the following criteria for placement:
Admission Placement Based on High School Equivalency
Applies to applicants who have applicable High School Equivalency scores taken January 2014 or later with scores as shown below:
| TEST | SCORE |
| GED | 170 or higher on all subject areas |
| HiSET | 15 or higher on all subject areas with a 4 on Essay |
Admission and Placement Based on SAT Score
| TEST | SAT Pre-12/2011 |
SAT 1/2012 - 3/2016 |
SAT after 3/2016 |
| Reading | 510 or higher | ||
| Critical-Reading -OR- Writing |
510 or higher | 500 or higher | |
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 480 or higher | ||
| Math | 510 or higher | 500 or higher | 530 or higher |
*Scores must be less than ten (10) years old at the time you apply to Wake Tech.
Admission Placement Based on ACT Score
| TEST | ACT pre-12/2011 |
ACT 1/2012 – 2/2014 |
ACT 3/2014 – Present |
| Math | 22 or higher | 22 or higher | 20 or higher |
| Reading - OR - English |
22 or higher 18 or higher |
21 or higher 18 or higher |
20 or higher 16 or higher |
*Scores must be less than ten (10) years old at the time you apply to Wake Tech.
Admission Placement Based on College Degree Completion or College Level Course Grade
For admission and placement based on college completion of an Associate’s Degree or higher, a transcript showing graduation must be received by admissions
For admission and placement based on college-level coursework, applicants must have received a grade of "C" or better in a college-level English or Math course from an US regionally or nationally accredited institution.
Admission Placement Based on AP Exam Score
If you have taken an AP English or math exam, scores may be provided for review and determination of waiver. Check the AP credit policy at collegeboard.org.
Admission Placement Based on Prior Standard Placement Tests
Applicants may submit COMPASS, ACCUPLACER, ASSET, NCDAP ACCUPLACER, and RISE Placement scores for consideration of placement, if scores are within 10 yrs. old.
TOFEL Internet Based test with a score of 88 may waive English placement testing.
Wake Technical Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Wake Technical Community College.