Wake Technical Community College - Scott Northern Wake Campus

Wake Tech - Scott Northern Wake Campus International Student Insurance

Wake Technical Community College (Wake Tech) is the largest community college in North Carolina, made up of multiple campuses and education centers in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the surrounding Wake County area. It was chartered in 1958 and opened its doors to students as the Wake County Industrial Education Center in 1963. It underwent several name changes before adopting its current name in 1987. The school colors are navy blue and gold, and its mascot is an eagle.

Academic Offerings

Today, it offers a wide variety of programs both for credit and non-credit. The for-credit programs lead to more than 200 associate’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates in science, applied science, the arts, and general education. Fields of study include applied engineering & technologies; business & public services technologies; health sciences; arts, humanities, and social sciences; information technology; and mathematics, sciences, and engineering. The non-credit programs are intended for professional and personal enrichment, and they include high-school credential completion as well as ESL and bilingual courses.

On Campus

The Scott Northern Wake Campus, located in Raleigh, North Carolina, opened in 2007 and is named after former Wake Tech President Dr. Stephen C. Scott. Campus offerings include a College/University Transfer program and a Workforce Continuing Education (non-credit) program that includes classes in computer skills, certified nursing assistant, and human resources development. The campus offers an Associate in Fine Arts degree program and classes for students in the Wake Early College of Health and Sciences. It’s also the first college campus in the U.S. to have 100% of its buildings be LEED-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. 

Campus amenities include “smart” classrooms, a 300-seat lecture and performance hall, laboratories for nursing assistant instruction, a library and study areas, a bookstore, a STEM center, chemistry and biology labs, music practice rooms, and athletic courts.

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