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Revised Oct. 2009  

Enrollment

Enrollment by Headcount (Unduplicated)
  2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009  
Curriculum Program (Credit) 7,662 7,774 8,030  
Continuing Education 18,360 18,363 18,408  
Basic Skills* (4,749) (4,758) (4,973)  
Overall Unduplicated Headcount** 25,444 25,509 25,810  
*Basic Skills totals are also included in Continuing Education enrollment totals.
**Curriculum and Continuing Education subtotals will not equal total enrollment.
Source: Annual Statistical Report, NCCCS
Enrollment by FTE
  Summer 2008 Fall 2008 Spring 2009 Total FTE Budget FTE*
Curriculum Programs 497 1,688 1,780 3,965 3,468
Continuing Education 341 578 546 1,465 1,361
Basic Skills (84) (177) (187) (448) (448)
FTE Totals 838 2,266 2,326 5,430 4,829
*Budget FTE does not include FTE  from the curriculum summer term or from all Continuing Education programs. Source: Annual Statistical Report, NCCCS

Student Demographics

Curriculum Student Residence   Curriculum Student Profile
Durham
County
Orange
County
Outside Service
Area
 
Males

Females
American Indian Asian/ Pacific Islander Black, Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other/ Unknown/ Multiple White, Non-Hispanic
57% 16% 27%   37% 63% <1% 5% 43% 5% 10% 37%

Graduates

Curriculum Programs*   Continuing Education   Adult High School and GED
Associate:  274   Fire Protection Academy: 7   GED: 180
Certificate: 358   BioPharma/Biowork: 91   AHS:  32
Diploma: 109   Emergency Medical Services: 306   Total: 212
Total: 741   Nursing Assistant: 366    
*Number of degrees awarded   Brownfields Program: 58        

Distance Learning

Curriculum Students Taking an Online Course: 2,314   Students Enrolled in Both Online and Seated Courses: 1,671  
Curriculum Course Sections Offered Online: 248   Average Age of a Curriculum Online Student: 32  
Program options available completely online: Associate in Arts, Clinical Trials Research Level II Certificate, Occupational Safety Certificate, and Optical Apprentice Certificate

Curriculum Programs

  Number of Program Options              
  Arts, Sciences, and University Transfer: 7              
  Business and Public Service Technologies: 29              
  Health Technologies: 22   Total Program Options: 100    
  Industrial Technologies: 21              
  Information Technologies: 21              

Financial Profile*

  Total Revenues: $38,348,135  
Revenue
Sources**
Federal: 9%  
  Total Expenditures: $34,691,792   State: 66%  
  Students Receiving Financial Aid: 2,373   County: 21%  
      Other: 4%  
  *Data are from the 2007-2008 fiscal year **Some revenue comes from combined sources; these two categories were included in State sources.

Faculty and Staff

  Fall 2008 Full-Time   Fall 2008 Part-Time  
  299 Personnel (150 Faculty and 149 Staff)   534 Personnel (456 Faculty and 78 Staff)  

Learning Resources Center/Library*

Items in Collection: 43,722   Audiovisual Materials 5,461     General Circulation: 13,255
E-Books:        4   Serial Subscriptions: 204     Database Searchers:  9,796
Microforms: 94,678   Electronic Reference: 189     Interlibrary Loan Items:    286
Librarians provided 165 presentations to class groups, with a total attendance of 3,104.
*Data are from July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

Facilities             

  Campus Size (Acres) Campus Size
(Sq. Ft.)
Parking Spaces Number of Buildings  
Main Campus 74 413,400 1,834 12  
Northern Durham Center 28 38,800 260 2  
Orange County Campus 20 40,000 200 1  

Accreditation              

Durham Technical Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (http://www.sacscoc.org/), 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033, 404-679-4500 to award associate degrees.
      Programs with Additional Accreditation    
      Associate Degree Nursing Medical Assisting    
      Basic Law Enforcement Opticianry    
      Dental Laboratory Technology Pharmacy Technology    
      Occupational Therapy Assistant Practical Nursing    
      Emergency Medical Services
(Continuing Education)
Respiratory Therapy    
      Surgical Technology    

Durham County    

  Population: 262,715 Durham County Schools
Gender (2008): 49% Male 51% Female   Grade K-12 Enrollment (2008):   32,854
Race (2008): 48% White 36% Black 15% Other High School Graduates (2007):   1,757
Age 18+ (2008): 75%      
Per Capita Income (2007): $37,308            
Labor Force (2007): 140,654            
Annual Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate (2008): 4.9%            
Sources: NC Department of Public Instruction, Durham Public Schools, US Census Bureau, and US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Orange County    

  Population: 126, 532 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Gender (2008): 47% Male 53% Female   Grade K-12 Enrollment (2008):   11,547
Race (2008): 77% White 13% Black 10% Other High School Graduates (2007):   727
Age 18+ (2008): 81%      
Per Capita Income (2007): $43,844       Orange County Schools
Labor Force (2007): 69,766       Grade K-12 Enrollment (2008):   6,907
Annual Not Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate (2008): 4.0%       High School Graduates (2007):   419

Sources: NC Department of Public Instruction, Orange County Schools, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, US Census Bureau, and US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Contact Information

  Durham Technical Community College 1637 Lawson Street Durham, NC 27703 919-536-7200  
  Northern Durham Center 2401 Snow Hill Road Durham, NC 27712 919-536-7240  
  Orange County Campus 525 College Park Drive Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-536-7238  
  Web Site: www.durhamtech.edu          
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