Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, NC 19,675 Undergrads 31.8% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$15,953

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$8,759

After Aid

Median Earnings

$49,034

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,759

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$49,034

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate31.8%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients33.6%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time39.1%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS58.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$566k

+$175k

+$82k

Median Cost$9k/yr

+$558k

+$167k

+$74k

Full Cost$16k/yr

+$551k

+$160k

+$67k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$9k/yr

908%

Full Cost$16k/yr

453%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return979%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return172%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Accounting and Related Services

CertCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$14,625

Earnings (4yr)

$51,858

Natl Median: $44,589

Lifetime Value Added

+$104k

Agricultural Mechanization

CertCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $60,506

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

CertCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$37,233

Natl Median: $34,272

Lifetime Value Added

-$54k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$61,956

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

+$196k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,214

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

CertCIP: 4604

Median Debt

$12,500

Earnings (4yr)

$68,939

Natl Median: $42,012

Lifetime Value Added

+$277k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$17,352

Earnings (4yr)

$47,383

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

+$56k

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,028

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,523

Natl Median: $38,675

Lifetime Value Added

+$25k

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$11,000

Earnings (4yr)

$66,379

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

+$252k

Computer Programming

CertCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,556

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

CertCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

CertCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,615

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

$8,048

Earnings (4yr)

$34,789

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$81k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

$16,875

Earnings (4yr)

$41,709

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

-$5k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

CertCIP: 1205

Median Debt

$12,000

Earnings (4yr)

$37,695

Natl Median: $30,572

Lifetime Value Added

-$49k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Design and Applied Arts

CertCIP: 5004

Median Debt

$10,084

Earnings (4yr)

$41,857

Natl Median: $36,116

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,492

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

CertCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,436

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Ground Transportation

CertCIP: 4902

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $52,118

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$13,939

Earnings (4yr)

$42,708

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

+$6k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

CertCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,956

Natl Median: $48,148

Lifetime Value Added

+$218k

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$62,938

Natl Median: $62,199

Lifetime Value Added

+$218k

Hospitality Administration/Management

CertCIP: 5209

Median Debt

$19,000

Earnings (4yr)

$50,065

Natl Median: $40,962

Lifetime Value Added

+$85k

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

$20,391

Earnings (4yr)

$38,003

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

-$46k

Human Resources Management and Services

CertCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,907

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1506

Median Debt

$14,250

Earnings (4yr)

$61,060

Natl Median: $57,294

Lifetime Value Added

+$199k

Information Science/Studies

CertCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,325

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

CertCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$84,369

Natl Median: $84,309

Lifetime Value Added

+$427k

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$55,780

Natl Median: $54,024

Lifetime Value Added

+$145k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5115

Median Debt

$32,715

Earnings (4yr)

$44,924

Natl Median: $43,365

Lifetime Value Added

+$30k

Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services

CertCIP: 4605

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,996

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,469

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$25k

Security Science and Technology

CertCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,296

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

CertCIP: 5135

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $29,652

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

CertCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,647

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

CertCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$16,593

Earnings (4yr)

$36,571

Natl Median: $34,631

Lifetime Value Added

-$62k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$53,531

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

+$121k

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services

AssocCIP: 5203

Median Debt

$13,775

Earnings (4yr)

$52,259

Natl Median: $47,660

Lifetime Value Added

+$54k

Agricultural Mechanization

AssocCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $61,712

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

AssocCIP: 5108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,416

Natl Median: $42,269

Lifetime Value Added

-$33k

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

$14,689

Earnings (4yr)

$67,139

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

+$194k

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1501

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,767

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

AssocCIP: 4604

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$81,319

Natl Median: $59,378

Lifetime Value Added

+$322k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$19,800

Earnings (4yr)

$48,130

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

+$14k

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,519

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,472

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

$13,702

Earnings (4yr)

$74,241

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

+$258k

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1512

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,195

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Programming

AssocCIP: 1102

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$65,848

Natl Median: $58,070

Lifetime Value Added

+$171k

Computer Software and Media Applications

AssocCIP: 1108

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,737

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

AssocCIP: 1109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$83,715

Natl Median: $54,971

Lifetime Value Added

+$343k

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

AssocCIP: 1110

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$65,093

Natl Median: $54,726

Lifetime Value Added

+$176k

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

AssocCIP: 1204

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$16,478

Natl Median: $27,014

Lifetime Value Added

-$304k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,013

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

+$32k

Culinary Arts and Related Services

AssocCIP: 1205

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$42,564

Natl Median: $39,605

Lifetime Value Added

-$42k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$68,457

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$206k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$41,986

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

-$48k

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1511

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $66,570

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$79,575

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

+$306k

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

$25,117

Earnings (4yr)

$40,682

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$61k

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

AssocCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$63,100

Natl Median: $58,236

Lifetime Value Added

+$157k

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$46,087

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

+$12k

Hospitality Administration/Management

AssocCIP: 5209

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,099

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Resources Management and Services

AssocCIP: 5210

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$39,766

Natl Median: $54,425

Lifetime Value Added

-$78k

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1506

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$55,409

Natl Median: $73,593

Lifetime Value Added

+$74k

Information Science/Studies

AssocCIP: 1104

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$42,682

Natl Median: $56,799

Lifetime Value Added

-$24k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$10,500

Earnings (4yr)

$48,145

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

+$14k

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

AssocCIP: 5213

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,783

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1508

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$53,082

Natl Median: $64,773

Lifetime Value Added

+$62k

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5115

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$36,257

Natl Median: $40,734

Lifetime Value Added

-$106k

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$17,104

Earnings (4yr)

$80,488

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$314k

Security Science and Technology

AssocCIP: 4304

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,839

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

AssocCIP: 1312

Median Debt

$21,750

Earnings (4yr)

$37,801

Natl Median: $37,656

Lifetime Value Added

-$90k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$50,907

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

+$41k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.