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Small classes, Caring Instructors, and Support Services
At Durham Tech, the average class size is only 16. Small classes mean
more interaction with other students and more personal attention from
instructors who care about your success. Our well-qualified, dedicated
faculty focus their energies on student learning and work hard to teach
the skills, competencies, and knowledge today's students need to meet
future workplace challenges, to earn a good income, or to transfer to
the university setting. And because we care about your success in learning
and in life, Durham Tech's Student Services staff work with faculty
to offer a variety of support services, including tutoring, student
success workshops, peer mentoring, and much more.
Student Involvement and Leadership
We realize that much of the learning in college takes place outside
the classroom. That's why we have an active Student Senate as well as
over 20 student clubs and organizations. Form honor societies and community
service organizations to special interest clubs and career-specific
associations, Durham Tech offers lots of opportunities for student involvement
and for increasing your leadership and teamwork skills.
Affordable Education and Financial Aid
Tuition and fees at North Carolina's community college are among the
lowest in the country -- and only a fraction of the cost of a university
education.
| College or University |
Tuition & Fees |
Room & Board |
Durham Technical Community College
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$1,334 |
Rent with the savings or live at home! |
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| Selected State Universities |
| East Carolina University |
$4,003 |
$6,840 |
| North Carolina Central University |
$3,958 |
$4,526 |
| North Carolina State University |
$4,667 |
$6,851 |
| University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill |
$5,032 |
$6,516 |
| University of North Carolina - Greensboro |
$3,435 |
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| Private Colleges |
| Meredith College |
$21,200 |
$5,940 |
| Louisburg College |
$11,650 |
$6,890 |
Sources: Institution Web Sites and Admissions Offices |
Financial aid is also available for qualifying students. Federal
financial aid, private
scholarships, as well as the Hope and lifetime
learning credits which provide tax incentives make a community college
education even easier to afford.
How Earning a Degree will Benefit You
- Students leaving with a two-year degree earn approximately $291,000
more during their careers than those with only a high school diploma
or GED.
- The average earnings for students with a one-year certificate are
81.4 percent more than those without a high school diploma or GED
and 15.5 percent more than a student with a high school diploma or
GED.
- The average earnings for a student with an associate's degree is
112.3 percent more than someone without a high school diploma or GED
and 35.2 percent more than a student with a high school diploma or
GED.
- For every credit hour of instruction completed, Durham Tech students
earn, on the average, $143 more per year each year that thy are in
the workforce.
- Every year that students attend Durham Tech full time, they earn
an additional $4,274 per year.
- Students enjoy an 18.4 percent rate of return on their investment
of time and money in Durham Tech. This compares favorably with returns
on other investments, such as the long-term return on U.S. stock and
bonds.
- The average payback time needed for a student to recover all Durham
Tech investments is 7.4 years.
How Durham Tech Impacts the Community
- Taxpayers see a return of 16.3 percent on their annual investments
in Durham Technical Community College.
- Taxpayers recover all investments in Durham Tech in 7.9 years.
- Durham Tech pumps $16.8 million annually into the local economy
through direct faculty and staff wages, salaries, and benefits.
- The college accounts for an additional $192.1 million in earnings
off campus.
- Durham Tech is responsible for $209 million of all annual earnings
in the college's service area. These earnings are equal to roughly
5,400 jobs.
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