Wake Early College of Health and Sciences

Wake Early College of Health and Sciences High School (more commonly known as Wake Early College or WECHS) is a small high school program (grades 9–13, with up to one year of post-secondary education) located on two Wake Tech sites: the Health Sciences Campus and the North Campus, both in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school provides five years of education in which students can receive a high school diploma, and up to an Associate of Arts, Science, or Applied Sciences degree. Although it is a public magnet high school under the Wake County Public School System, it serves no base population and also functions as a part of Wake Tech.

Wake Early College of Health and Sciences
Address
Map
2901 Holston Lane

27610

United States
Coordinates35°47′06″N 78°35′05″W / 35.784899°N 78.584733°W / 35.784899; -78.584733
Information
School typePublic, magnet, secondary
Founded2006 (18 years ago) (2006)
CategoryHealth and Science
CEEB code343249
NCES School ID370472002866[1]
PrincipalLisa Cummings
Faculty12.5 FTEs[1]
Enrollment336 (as of 2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio27.0:1[1]
Hours in school day7:25 a.m. – 2:10 p.m.
DegreesHigh school diploma, Associate's degree, a variety of certifications
Websitewww.wcpss.net/healthscienceec

This school is one of six early college high schools in Wake County. The others are Vernon Malone College and Career Academy, Wake STEM Early College High School, Wake Early College of Information and Biotechnologies, Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy, and Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy (the latter two schools also serve middle school students).

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 336 students and 12.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 27.0:1. There were 111 students (33.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 21 (6.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

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