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Is Wake Technical Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Wake Technical Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Wake Technical Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $41,769 helps, but median debt of $12,000 plus yearly net price of $8,759 creates a tighter path. For context, Wake Technical Community's net price is about 12% above the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$8,493
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrNet price is slightly above average
You'd pay about $938 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $4,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$8,759
Median earnings 10 years out
$41,769
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Graduation rate
32%
At Wake Technical Community, a typical graduate carries about $12,000 in student debt and earns roughly $41,769 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $136 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Wake Technical Community is a two year school in Raleigh, NC. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Wake Technical Community
The median net price at Wake Technical Community is $8,759 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →