Wake Technical Community College

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$8,759Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific

Completion rate32.2%150% of expected time · pooled

Median earnings$49,034working, not enrolled · 4 years after

Median graduate debt$12,000completers · suppressed below n=30

Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$49,034

Median earnings 5 years after completion$45,883

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income band	Average net price
$0–30,000	$6,682
$30,001–48,000	$7,486
$48,001–75,000	$9,108
$75,001–110,000	$12,603
$110,001+	$15,067

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion32.2%less-than-four-year institution · 150% time

Retention70.8%less-than-four-year institution · first-time, full-time

Pell recipients28.3%share of undergraduates

Federal loan share15.6%share of undergraduates

Borrower progress / paidNot reportedundergraduate completers · 4 years

Borrower cohort1,593federal loan borrowers

Undergraduates19,675IPEDS enrollment field

Admission rateNot reportedsuppressed below n=30

04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$12,000

956 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

12 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree · 84 working graduates$80,488 earnings · $24,750 debt →Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 95 working graduates$79,575 earnings · $11,182 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree · 89 working graduates$74,241 earnings · $17,698 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 248 working graduates$66,379 earnings · $14,778 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 205 working graduates$51,858 earnings · $16,592 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 1,023 working graduates$48,145 earnings · $11,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · 183 working graduates$48,130 earnings · $21,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 477 working graduates$47,383 earnings · $19,000 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 91 working graduates$42,708 earnings · $19,000 debt →Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 138 working graduates$41,857 earnings · $13,414 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree · 127 working graduates$40,682 earnings · $31,304 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 90 working graduates$36,571 earnings · $18,602 debt →