Enrollment Trends at Wake Technical CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,110 where 24,609 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 24,609 students in 2025 and was lowest at 21,003 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 21,003 to 24,609 students, a net gain of 3,606 (17.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wake Technical Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21,003	9,575	11,428
2016-17	21,747 744	9,868 293	11,879 451
2017-18	22,494 747	10,248 380	12,246 367
2018-19	21,872 -622	9,990 -258	11,882 -364
2019-20	22,003 131	9,756 -234	12,247 365
2020-21	21,760 -243	9,436 -320	12,324 77
2021-22	21,299 -461	9,287 -149	12,012 -312
2022-23	21,551 252	9,711 424	11,840 -172
2023-24	22,763 1,212	10,422 711	12,341 501
2024-25	24,609 1,846	11,135 713	13,474 1,133
Average	22,110	9,943	12,167

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.59% and the percentage of black students is 20.42% at Wake Technical Community College. 7.33% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 18.16% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.91% to 43.59%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.90% to 7.33%. Black student enrollment decreased from 23.80% to 20.42%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.91% to 18.16%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7283 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6845 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wake Technical Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	103	609	4,999	1,872	24	10,482	640
2016-17	104	652	5,107	2,128	27	10,662	707
2017-18	112	1,029	5,301	2,647	33	11,272	719
2018-19	102	1,034	5,047	2,812	32	10,831	665
2019-20	100	1,049	4,840	2,919	40	10,986	690
2020-21	103	1,183	4,610	2,933	37	10,956	689
2021-22	85	1,198	4,704	3,083	17	10,450	660
2022-23	83	1,336	4,486	3,403	23	10,195	712
2023-24	97	1,662	4,595	3,843	36	10,410	903
2024-25	76	1,803	5,024	4,469	37	10,727	1,006
Average	97	1,156	4,871	3,011	31	10,697	739