College Resumes Normal Schedule Thursday

All Wake Tech campuses will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2026, and in-person classes will resume as scheduled.

Student Support

Academic Advising

Public Safety Advising Team

The team provides specialized advising and coaching support for Associate in Applied Science degree students enrolled in the following programs:

  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice Technology - Forensic Science
  • Emergency Medical Science
  • Public Safety Administration

Each student is assigned to an academic advisor within his or her care team. To find your advisor, go to Self-Service, click "Student Planning," then "Plan and Schedule and then the "Advising" tab.

Advising is available on a walk-in basis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. You can also have a virtual drop-in.

Care Team members

Blair Turpin

Blair Turpin

Director/Advisor

~ Contact Info ~

Southern Wake Campus
Building L - 121

919-866-5423 (office)

Kimberly Smalls-McDougal

Kimberly Smalls-McDougal

Public Safety Education Campus advisor

~ Contact Info ~

Western Wake Campus
Room 257

919-335-1050 (office)

John Walston

John Walston

Advisor

~ Contact Info ~

Scott Northern Wake Campus
Building B - 252

Ashley Wheeler

Ashley Wheeler

Student Success Coach

~ Contact Info ~

Southern Wake Campus
Building L - 128

919-866-5502 (office)

Wake Tech Staff

Quentin Tatum

Career Coach

~ Contact Info ~

Public Safety Education Campus
Room 1619

919-866-5695 (office)