Wake Technical Community College offers 129 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 22 major programs - 15 Certificate and 7 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $2,254 for North Carolina residents and $6,862 for out-of-state students.

Total 11,077 students out of total 24,609 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,857 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Wake Technical Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameWake Technical Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC
Online Students11,077 Enrolled Online Exclusively
7,234 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,254
Out-of-State$6,862
Student to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)
Online Degree Programs
Total22 Programs
Certificate15 Programs
Associates7 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Wake Technical Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,254 and $6,862 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,432$2,768$2,768$2,336$2,254
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,576$8,912$8,912$7,582$6,862
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Wake Technical Community College offers 129 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 15 Certificates, 7 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs157NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7752NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician53 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Adult Development and Aging2 1 NOT OFFERED
Child Development85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)7 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 29 NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 78 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Commercial and Advertising Art184 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design44 29 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Office Management/Administration59 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling10 7 NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)11 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Office Management and Supervision7 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance568 55 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Wake Technical Community College, there are 24,609 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 18,311 students were attending classes through distance learning (11,077 students are enrolled exclusively and 7,234 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment24,609
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11,077
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses7,234
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses6,298

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 11,077 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 10,977 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 96 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 4 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11,077
North Carolina Resident10,977
Other State In U.S.96
Outside of U.S.4
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses11,077
Degree/Certificate Seeking7,729
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking3,348

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