Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is a public community college serving Wake County, North Carolina, with six campuses, two training centers, and multiple community learning sites across the greater Raleigh area. Founded in 1958 as a vocational school and designated a community college in 1963, Wake Tech has grown into North Carolina's largest community college, serving nearly 64,000 adults annually across credit and non-credit programs. The college offers associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and transfer pathways aligned with the four-year universities of the Research Triangle — NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke — which are all within close proximity. Wake Tech is recognized for its exceptional technical and workforce programs in information technology, healthcare, construction management, and industrial technology, serving the high-tech economy of the Research Triangle Park region, one of the most dynamic technology clusters in the United States. The college's Eagles athletics program competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Carolina-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC). Wake Tech hosts more than 600 international students from dozens of countries through its International Students Office, reflecting the global character of the Research Triangle region. The college has been engaged in major expansion, constructing a seventh campus to accommodate the rapidly growing population of Wake County. Wake Tech's strong workforce pipeline directly serves the technology, pharmaceutical, and research industries that drive one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the American Southeast.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$6862
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $6,862
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
