Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina · Public

All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr). Another 48 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,682
$30k to $48k	$7,486
$48k to $75k	$9,108
$75k to $110k	$12,603
$110k and up	$15,067
All families (average)	$8,759

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

43 of 91 programs could be assessed 47% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical North Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,145	+$14,086	clears the bar	$10,500	0.7 yrs	1,429
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,379	+$32,320	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	572
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,383	+$13,324	clears the bar	$17,352	1.3 yrs	549
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,857	+$7,798	clears the bar	$10,084	1.3 yrs	391
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,858	+$17,799	clears the bar	$14,625	0.8 yrs	348
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,571	+$2,512	clears the bar	$16,593	6.6 yrs	246
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$74,241	+$40,182	clears the bar	$13,702	0.3 yrs	229
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,130	+$14,071	clears the bar	$19,800	1.4 yrs	200
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,956	+$28,897	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	139
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,003	+$3,944	clears the bar	$20,391	5.2 yrs	128
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$80,488	+$46,429	clears the bar	$17,104	0.4 yrs	128
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$40,682	+$6,623	clears the bar	$25,117	3.8 yrs	112
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$79,575	+$45,516	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	109
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$68,939	+$34,880	clears the bar	$12,500	0.4 yrs	104
Design	Associate's Degree	$41,986	+$7,927	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	102
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,469	+$10,410	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	100
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,531	+$19,472	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$84,369	+$50,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,709	+$7,650	clears the bar	$16,875	2.2 yrs	60
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,060	+$27,001	clears the bar	$14,250	0.5 yrs	52
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,708	+$8,649	clears the bar	$13,939	1.6 yrs	52
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$67,139	+$33,080	clears the bar	$14,689	0.4 yrs	51
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$52,259	+$18,200	clears the bar	$13,775	0.8 yrs	51
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$37,801	+$3,742	clears the bar	$21,750	5.8 yrs	47
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,695	+$3,636	clears the bar	$12,000	3.3 yrs	42
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$62,938	+$28,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$50,013	+$15,954	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	$81,319	+$47,260	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$50,907	+$16,848	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	$63,100	+$29,041	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,523	+$10,464	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$42,564	+$8,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,233	+$3,174	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$36,257	+$2,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,065	+$16,006	clears the bar	$19,000	1.2 yrs	24
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,780	+$21,721	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,924	+$10,865	clears the bar	$32,715	3.0 yrs	22
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,789	+$730	clears the bar	$8,048	11.0 yrs	21
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$43,416	+$9,357	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$68,457	+$34,398	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$53,082	+$19,023	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$65,093	+$31,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$83,715	+$49,656	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Agricultural Mechanization	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Management Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Commercial Driving	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,059/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.