Programs For Faculty and Staff

The Wake Tech Foundation currently offers Tuition Assistance grants for continuing education and professional development to enable Wake Tech faculty and staff to stay on the cutting edge of their respective disciplines and advance their skills and educational goals.

Applications are accepted three times a year:

July 1 - Fall Semester (courses starting August 1st to December 1st)
November 15 - Spring Semester (courses starting December 1st to April 1st)
March 1 - Summer Term (courses starting April 1st to August 1st)

• Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and are reimbursements in amounts up to $1500 a year for coursework (undergraduate, masters and doctorate) and up to $300 a year for licensure and certifications. Approved applicants will be notified in writing.
  
  
• Applications are reviewed by a committee consisting of the VP of Continuing Education, VP of Curriculum Education, VP of Institutional Effectiveness, Foundation Director of Development, and representatives from the Faculty Association and Staff Council.

Please read the following Tuition Assistance Guidelines and Requirements and then Apply Online here. Contact Development Specialist Margaret Griffin with questions (919-866-5918, megriffin1@waketech.edu).

Requirements:

1. Applicants must be full-time annual employees of Wake Tech and have been so employed for at least one year.
   
   
2. To be considered for a grant, an applicant must have contributed to the Employee Campaign in the prior academic/fiscal year.
   
   
3. A completed pre-approval application, course description and brief explanation of benefit to the college must be submitted with your application by November 15 (spring semester or courses starting December 1 to April 1), March 1 (summer term or courses starting April 1 to August 1) and July 1 (fall semester or courses starting August 1 to December 1).

Guidelines:

1. Tuition assistance is offerred for tuition costs only.
   
   
2. Award payments are made on a reimbursement basis. Course grade(s) and proof of tuition cost and payment must be submitted to the Foundation office within 60 calendar days from the date of course completion in order to receive tuition reimbursement.
   
   
3. Grants will not exceed $650 per semester or $1,500 per twelve-month period (beginning July 1). Grants for certifications/licensures will not exceed $300 per semester or $600 per twelve-month period (beginning July 1).
   
   
4. Credit courses must be offered by a regionally accredited institution. Non-credit courses must be sponsored by an appropriate agency.
   
   
5. A grade of “C” or better on an undergraduate course or a grade of “B” or better on a graduate course must be made in order to receive funding. For ungraded courses or certifications, the employee must provide documentation clearly indicating successful completion.
   
   
6. Employees receiving financial assistance from other sources or on educational leave with pay are not eligible to receive this grant.
   
   
7. Any prior grant(s) of tuition assistance to an employee in no way implies additional grants will be awarded in the future.
   
   
8. Grants are made on a competitive basis with the course and its benefit to the College being the most important consideration. The priorities listed below in ranking order will be utilized in the selection process:
   
   
   • Courses/certificates/licenses required for the applicant’s current position. (Examples include requirements from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, TAC-ABET, Board of Nursing, etc.)
     
     
   • Courses/certificates/licenses that enhance the position.
     
     
   • Courses/certificates/licenses that enhance the individual.
     
     
9. Recipients who voluntarily terminate employment at Wake Technical Community College within one year of receiving tuition assistance will be expected to refund the Foundation for the amount received during the last one-year period.
   

Reimbursement

1. Tuition Assistance award payments are made on a reimbursement basis.
   
   
2. Course grade(s) and proof of tuition cost and payment must be submitted to the Foundation office within 60 calendar days from the date of course completion in order to receive tuition reimbursement.
   
   
3. Requests may be submitted via email (megriffin1@waketech.edu) or interoffice mail (Margaret Griffin, HO-130D)
   
   
4. Undergraduate courses receiving below a grade of “C”, and graduate courses receiving below a grade of “B” are ineligible for reimbursement.
   
   
5. For budget allocation purposes, reimbursement checks for Summer courses will not be issued before July 1.