About half the students entering Wake Technical Community College aren't ready for college courses, according to the school. That's because many of them have been out of school, sometimes for years.

Wake County library cardholders now have access to a new free online learning program. The program, Udemy, has thousands of on-demand video courses for career and personal development. The more than ...

Wake Forest University is continuing to explore the rapidly changing world of online higher education, but it's not yet ready to join other prestigious universities in offering free online classes.