Wake Technical Community College

Wake Tech's Quality Enhancement Plan, 'Solve it! Say it!', focuses on enhancing problem-solving skills with an emphasis on communication. The plan seeks to standardize problem-solving terminology and processes across the college, providing training for faculty and staff. Key objectives include improving student confidence in problem-solving and communication, integrating these skills into the curriculum, and fostering collaborative learning. The ultimate goal is to equip students with essential workplace skills, as evidenced by employer feedback, and offer digital badges for demonstrated proficiency.

The Reach and Rally 2.0 Strategic Plan for Wake Technical Community College, covering 2026-2030, aims to enhance economic mobility for Wake County residents and prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Its core vision is to extend educational access and support to students across Wake County, empowering them to achieve their full potential. The plan is structured around four main goals: Reach (increasing access to pathways, mentors, and employers for economic mobility), Rally (providing comprehensive supports for student success and completion), Learn (equipping students, faculty, and staff with math and AI readiness), and Ladder (creating opportunities for students to earn credentials for living-wage occupations).

This Project Charter outlines the scope, schedule, organization, and work plans for the implementation phase of the Reach and Rally Strategic Plan. The plan focuses on four main pillars: connecting program rungs (Labor Market), helping students get on a rung (Equitable Access), helping students climb the ladders (Equitable Outcomes, Completion and Transfer), and ensuring students are learning across rungs (Learning). The charter details strategic objectives aimed at increasing enrollment, improving learning outcomes, closing equity gaps, enhancing retention and completion rates, and facilitating transfer and living wage employment, with a particular emphasis on integrating the LadderWorks initiative.

This Climate Action Plan for Wake Technical Community College outlines strategies to address global climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to college operations. The plan focuses on three main pillars: Buildings and Grounds, Transportation, and Curriculum Integration. Key objectives include reducing energy consumption in buildings, achieving LEED Silver certification for new construction, increasing renewable energy use, decreasing transportation-related emissions through policy changes and alternative options, and embedding sustainability into the college curriculum to foster awareness and behavioral change. The overarching goal is to reduce GHG emissions to 2005 levels and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality.

The 2021-2025 Strategic Plan for Wake Technical Community College focuses on equitable access and economic mobility for students in Wake County, particularly those from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds. The plan uses a "ladder college" framework to guide students through their educational journey, providing support and resources at each stage. Key areas of focus include improving equitable access to programs and support services, closing equity gaps in student learning and completion, enhancing learning experiences, increasing completion and transfer rates, and connecting students to sustainable, living-wage employment. The plan emphasizes targeted outreach, improved advising, coordinated student services, and active employer engagement to achieve these goals. Data-driven strategies and regular monitoring and evaluation are integral to the plan's implementation.