Workforce Development (HRD) courses provide skills assessment, employment skills training, and career development and enhancement. The courses are offered in short sessions to equip students with the knowledge, values, and practical skills essential to applying for, keeping, and advancing in their jobs.
This review course is for individuals familiar with Nurse Aide I skills and concepts to prepare students for the NC Nurse Aide I Competency Evaluation.
Durham Tech’s Science and Math department offers courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics to support STEM, healthcare, and transfer degree pathways.
Durham Tech Community College announced Wednesday, Oct. 2, that it is moving forward with plans to provide affordable housing for its students and the greater community after securing a key piece of funding from the federal government with the assistance of U.S Rep. Valerie Foushee.
The Durham Technical Community College team placed first in the Rube Goldberg Engineering 150 Competition on Saturday.
More than 80 teams, including five from Durham Tech, competed for the top spot and a $700 cash prize. The competition was hosted by Wake Technical Community College.
Database Administrators plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, President and CEO of El Centro Hispano, has joined the Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees. Rocha-Goldberg was appointed by N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper to replace board member Rick Adams, whose term ended in June. She was officially sworn in on Oct. 8 and is the first Latinx member of the Durham Tech board.
Kyaw Ler Moo, who graduated this spring from Durham Tech with an Associate in Science degree, has won the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, one of the most prestigious transfer scholarships in the country. Moo is transferring this fall to UNC Chapel Hill to study nutrition in the Gillings School of Public Health. Moo says he feels both relief and excitement.
Durham Technical Community College announced plans on Tuesday for a 124-unit affordable housing development on South Briggs Avenue near its Main Campus. The development is intended to serve both eligible students at Durham Tech and members of the broader Durham community.
During a news conference event in the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center, Durham Tech President J.B. Buxton called the housing initiative “transformative” for Durham Tech students and Durham residents who need affordable housing options in the region.
Students who ultimately wish to complete a baccalaureate of arts degree in Journalism at a four-year college or university would complete the Associate in Arts (AA) degree.