College Closed Tuesday Because of Icy Conditions

All Wake Tech campuses will remain closed Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Students taking in-person classes should check with their instructors for more information. Online classes will continue as scheduled. Many Wake Tech services, including Admissions and Academic Advising, are available virtually at virtualsupport.waketech.edu. Wake Tech employees who can work remotely should do so.

Student Activities

Wake Tech Idol

UPDATE: Joanne Osewe has been named 2024 Wake Tech Idol, winning a $2,000 scholarship.

Come see who will be crowned Wake Tech Idol this year!

The finals of the college's ninth-annual singing competition is set for 7 p.m. November 8 in the Lecture Hall on Scott Northern Wake Campus. Tickets are $8 each.

Get your ticket

The following students will be competing for scholarship prizes of $2,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $1,250 for third place:

  • Jackylaine Calva
  • Tamira Eason
  • Naomi Kolela
  • Ashley Lainez
  • Taliya Lewis
  • Kumera Nuhamin
  • Joanne Osewe
  • Gabriella Ramos
  • Sydney Russell
  • Braden Shepstead
  • Zeinab Yasser Hikal

The guest judges for the competition are Quinton Taylor, a piano teacher and vocal coach who won the 2023 Wake Tech Idol competition; Rheji Burrell, a songwriter, music producer and co-founder of the Nu Groove record label; and Jacqueline Williams Whittenburg, co-founder and executive director of The Dereck Whittenburg Foundation for Education.

Wake Tech Idol is hosted and sponsored by the Entrepreneurship & Small Business Center, the Scott Northern Wake Campus Hospitality Committee and the Wake Tech Foundation.