Durham Tech maintains an official presence on the following social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Feedback and comments from prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the community are welcomed. In an effort to maintain a positive environment, the College reserves the right to remove or block posts, users, comments or any content deemed inappropriate from official college-sponsored pages.

Social Media Guidelines for Employees

  • Programs or Departments: If a Durham Tech program or department wants to create a social media account, they must contact the Content and Social Media Coordinator to submit a request. Marketing will consider the request and determine whether or not the account is approved. If approved, Marketing will create the account and share login information with the program or department contact.

    If an account goes dormant, Marketing reserves the right to delete the account. If an employee that has access to the account leaves the College, their name must be removed as an administrator and/or login information changed.
     
  • Student Clubs: If a Durham Tech club or organization wants to create a social media account, they must contact the Content and Social Media Coordinator to make Marketing aware. The faculty advisor for the club must have the login information for the account and monitor its activity.

    Clubs and organizations are considered to be extensions of Durham Tech, and are held to the same standard as the official College accounts. If a student graduates or leaves the College, their name must be removed as an administrator and/or login information changed.
     
  • Content: All content on must adhere to Durham Tech’s Appropriate Use of Computing Resources Policy. Administrators must remove any content that violates the College's policies, including but not limited to harassing, threatening, or profane language aimed at creating a hostile or intimidating environment.

Social Media Violations

Online behavior that violates the college’s Student Code of Conduct or the Appropriate Use of Computing Resources Policy will be treated as any other violation of the Student Code of Conduct.

The following types of content are prohibited:

  • Derogatory language or demeaning statements about or threats to any third party;
  • Lewd, indecent, or incriminating images or information depicting hazing, sexual harassment, vandalism, stalking, underage drinking, illegal drug use, or any other inappropriate behavior or inappropriate language;
  • Content that violates local, state or federal law;
  • Online gambling;
  • Content that harasses any third party or personal attacks of any kind;
  • Selling goods or services for personal financial profit;
  • Comments or posts that are unrelated to Durham Tech;
  • Spam (Comments that are excessively posted, repetitive, and do not correspond to the original content of the post, but instead point users to a third-party service, vendor, or product.)
  • Infringement on copyrights or trademarks; and/or
  • Offensive comments that target or disparage any ethnic, racial, religious, or other group of people.

If you have any questions or concerns about a post or comment, please contact the Nancy Wykle, Director of Marketing and Communications.