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Elyse Yooley remembers what it felt like to wear her first pair of glasses.
“It was like, ‘Whoa, there are actually leaves on those trees,’” she said.
This fall, Yooley will enter her second year of the Opticianry Associate Degree program at Durham Technical Community College.
As a second-year opticianry student, Yooley will join her classmates in participating in Project SIGHT. Project SIGHT is a partnership Durham Tech has with the East Durham Children’s Initiative, or EDCI, and Durham Public Schools to provide children of low-income backgrounds with free eyeglasses.
“It was like, ‘Whoa, there are actually leaves on those trees,’” she said.
This fall, Yooley will enter her second year of the Opticianry Associate Degree program at Durham Technical Community College.
As a second-year opticianry student, Yooley will join her classmates in participating in Project SIGHT. Project SIGHT is a partnership Durham Tech has with the East Durham Children’s Initiative, or EDCI, and Durham Public Schools to provide children of low-income backgrounds with free eyeglasses.
Childcare Workers care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.
Durham Tech is deeply committed to providing accessible, free arts experiences for all students, many of whom are from underserved minority communities. The College prioritizes connecting students with arts and cultural opportunities they otherwise might not be able to access. To institutionalize these commitments, Durham Tech formed a Viva the Arts Committee in 2000, co-led by Library and Foundation personnel. Irene Laube and Lou Rollins (both now retired from Durham Tech) were among the founders of Viva the Arts.
Occupational Therapists test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
The Community Health Lab allows students and supervising practitioners to travel where health care is most needed. With the support of Blue Cross NC, Durham Tech is able to scale its efforts by routinely providing services to low-income children throughout Durham and Orange counties.
Durham Tech offers courses designed to refine English Language skills of non-native speakers of English while also developing soft skill sets and new ways of thinking. Students enhance job skills that are necessary to become successful members of the workforce.
For four decades, Durham Tech has been the first college campus for future Eagles, Tar Heels, Wolfpackers, and many other four-year destinations for thousands of Durham and Orange County residents.
In recent years, Durham Tech has developed Guaranteed Admissions Pathways at several nearby universities to give students the security and comfort of knowing these institutions have a spot ready for them.
Durham Tech has also worked to build new articulation agreements to make transferring easier for students in specific programs and for private colleges.
In recent years, Durham Tech has developed Guaranteed Admissions Pathways at several nearby universities to give students the security and comfort of knowing these institutions have a spot ready for them.
Durham Tech has also worked to build new articulation agreements to make transferring easier for students in specific programs and for private colleges.
In 1991, the Durham Technical Community College Foundation began hosting an annual Native American weekend long celebration that brought thousands of community and K-12 students to campus over a 13-year period.
The University Transfer department at Durham Tech wanted the celebrations to showcase Indigenous culture and Native American history. This eventually transitioned into a campus-wide initiative.
Durham Tech employees, community members, and Native American Tribe members volunteered as the planning committee.
The University Transfer department at Durham Tech wanted the celebrations to showcase Indigenous culture and Native American history. This eventually transitioned into a campus-wide initiative.
Durham Tech employees, community members, and Native American Tribe members volunteered as the planning committee.
Durham Tech’s ties with Sister Cities of Durham began under the leadership of former president Phail Wynn, Jr., who also served as the Board President of Sister Cities – an organization whose mission is to promote world peace by mutual cooperation and respect between international people.
Sister Cities of Durham is an affiliate of Sister Cities International, a nonprofit organization that coordinates exchange visits between partnering countries, including Tanzania, Arusha; Celaya, Mexico; Durham, England; Kavala, Greece; Kostroma, Russia; Sibu, Romania; Tilaran, Costa Rica; Toyama, Japan; and Zhuzhou, China.
Sister Cities of Durham is an affiliate of Sister Cities International, a nonprofit organization that coordinates exchange visits between partnering countries, including Tanzania, Arusha; Celaya, Mexico; Durham, England; Kavala, Greece; Kostroma, Russia; Sibu, Romania; Tilaran, Costa Rica; Toyama, Japan; and Zhuzhou, China.
The Black Farmer's Market will be held on the Durham Tech main campus every other Sunday starting April 16 and is open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. Shoppers will find fresh produce and meats from Black local farmers and ranchers. There will be cooking demonstrations, family entertainment, music and food trucks. The Black Farmers’ Market accepts SNAP and participates in the Double Bucks program supported by Duke Health.