Wake Technical Community College is approved to issue I-20 forms for all associate degree programs, including university transfer Associate in Science or Associate in Arts degrees. These programs prepare students to enter most four-year colleges and universities at the junior level to complete a bachelor's degree.

Wake Tech also issues I-20 forms to study English as a Foreign Language. A full-time academic preparation EFL program is offered on the Southern Wake Campus, with beginning to advanced levels of instruction in speaking/listening, reading, composition and grammar. I-20 forms for EFL instruction can be issued for up to 12 months for those students who place into the beginning level upon arrival.