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Wake Tech News - 919 Magazine Jan/Feb 2020
National Entrepreneurship Group Moves Headquarters To Wake Tech’s Western Wake Campus in Cary
Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., NACCE President and CEO, with Wake Tech President Scott Ralls, Ph.D.
Wake Technical Community College’s Western Wake Campus in Cary is the new corporate headquarters for the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship – the nation’s leading organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges.
The new North Carolina headquarters will formally open in February 2020 during National Entrepreneurship Week. The headquarters will house NACCE’s leadership team and new hires, and will feature a training location for national and regional summits. NACCE will retain a satellite office in Springfield, MA, where the organization was founded at Springfield Technical Community College in 2002.
“We selected the Triangle area and North Carolina for our new corporate headquarters because of its robust entrepreneurial ecosystems and the growing number of community college and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) members NACCE has in the state,” said Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D., NACCE President and CEO. “We look forward to serving NACCE’s growing network of 330-plus colleges and universities by collaborating with a host of industry, foundation, and association partners throughout North Carolina.
~~ Scott Ralls, Ph.D- Wake Tech President
From 2017 to 2019, NACCE re-granted over $2.5 million to member colleges, serving as an incubator of innovation. In 2020, we hope to expand this work of creating opportunities for students and communities through entrepreneurship even further, Corbin added.
“At Wake Tech, we believe in entrepreneurship — and in partnership,” said Wake Tech President Scott Ralls, Ph.D. “So we’re doubly excited to welcome NACCE to Wake County and our Western Wake Campus. We know our students and our community will benefit from the many opportunities this new connection will bring.”
Wake Tech has its Small Business Center and apprenticeship and entrepreneurship programs at the Cary campus, which opened in 2005. Recognized in the region for its leadership in entrepreneurship and innovation, Wake Tech is North Carolina’s largest community college; it has six campuses, two career academies, two educational centers, several community-learning sites, and the BioNetwork.
~~ Rebecca Corbin, ED.D- NACCE President and CEO
Wake Tech Western Wake Campus is located at 3434 Kildaire Farm Roadin Cary. For more information on NACCE, visit nacce.com.
Wake Tech Western Wake Campus in Cary
