A Japanese martial art that teaches self-defense, flexibility, and exercise, all while improving interpersonal skills like communication – Aikido – is available to students at Durham Tech.
The Practical Nursing program focuses on theory and practice in a broad range of nursing activities encompassing direct patient care in relatively stable nursing situations.
Durham Technical Community College is governed by a Board of Trustees. Four trustees are appointed by the Durham County Board of Commissioners; eight trustees are appointed by the General Assembly; two trustees are appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners; and one trustee, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member, by virtue of their election as the College’s Student Government Association President.
Durham Technical Community College and Kate’s Korner Education Services are partnering to provide free part-time childcare services and after-school care on the College’s main campus this spring.
Drop-in services will be offered to 60 children beginning January 31 through June. The program focuses on access and affordability while delivering a high-quality project-based curriculum.
The drop-in services will allow children to attend the morning or afternoon program five days a week. This allows students who attend Durham Tech the opportunity to complete class requirements and study without the worry of care for their children.
Today’s opening of Kempower North America’s $41 million headquarters in Durham is great news for our community and the clean energy economy.
Seven Durham Tech students will be attending NC State beginning this fall on Goodnight Scholarships, valued at $23,000 per year for up to three years for transfer students from low- and middle-income families in North Carolina who are studying in a STEM or STEM-education field.
Durham Tech is one of just 32 community colleges nationwide designated as a 2026 Leader College of Distinction by Achieving the Dream, a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility.
The goals of Organizational Development and Learning is to support specific college wide initiatives.
Professional learning presentations offered by the Center for Learning Excellence.
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