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Betty Lyons, director of Adult Basic Education, is emotional when she talks about leaving her career of 43 years behind, tearing up as she talks about the students she has worked with over the years. She started in July of 1980 as a part-time GED instructor. Later, then-President Phail Wynn, who was hard to say no to, according to Lyons, asked her to take on Compensatory Education. It was a role she was initially apprehensive about, but ultimately found extremely rewarding and stayed in the position about 10 years.
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60 for 60: RSVP at Durham Tech provided senior residents tax services, volunteer opportunities
In 1976, Durham Technical Institute and ACTION, a federal agency, partnered to launch the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at Durham Tech. Prior to offering this service at the College, the Volunteer Center of Greater Durham hosted the program.
RSVP provided senior residents, identified as those over the age of 55, with opportunities to volunteer in different capacities within the community.
Durham Tech locally sponsored the program by matching personal interests and skills of volunteers with opportunities to serve.
RSVP provided senior residents, identified as those over the age of 55, with opportunities to volunteer in different capacities within the community.
Durham Tech locally sponsored the program by matching personal interests and skills of volunteers with opportunities to serve.
Students who ultimately wish to complete a baccalaureate of arts degree in Philosophy at a four-year college or university would complete the Associate in Arts (AA) degree.
Advance Auto Parts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket parts supplier, has made a $250,000 gift to the Durham Tech Foundation aimed at providing financial support to Durham Tech Community College’s automotive systems technology program.
Every September, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) hosts Hill Day as an opportunity for thousands of Occupational Therapy students from across the country to travel to Washington, D.C., and voice their advocacy for occupational therapy.
Hill Day began in 1999, and about 10 years ago, Durham Tech’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students began to participate.
All second-year students are welcome to attend Hill Day as a chance to complete their advocacy assignment required for OTA 245 Professional Skills III.
Hill Day began in 1999, and about 10 years ago, Durham Tech’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students began to participate.
All second-year students are welcome to attend Hill Day as a chance to complete their advocacy assignment required for OTA 245 Professional Skills III.
On Jan. 12, the Durham Tech Choir, under the direction of Dr. Norman Collins, brought the house down at Durham Tech’s 39th annual MLK celebration. The performances were so powerful, some audience members were in tears. With Collins conducting the faculty members comprising the choir delivered a memorable musical experience.
The new Durham Early College of Health Sciences – a partnership of Durham Tech, Durham Public Schools and Duke Health – is actively recruiting its first class of students for when the school opens in fall 2025.
Enrollment for the new early college opens in January for current eighth-grade students in Durham County. The school will eventually serve students in grades nine through 12.
Enrollment for the new early college opens in January for current eighth-grade students in Durham County. The school will eventually serve students in grades nine through 12.
Complete this form to request College-wide or student resource information to be displayed on building monitors across campus locations.
As organizations around the country issue statements in support of social justice, Durham Tech spoke first with our student representatives, our community, and our employees. As an institution of higher learning, we believe it is our responsibility to focus on issues of equity, inclusivity and diversity and to base our actions and decisions on data and to continue to find ways to learn and lead on these priorities. Our commitment is not to words, but to you and to the core values of our institution.
Jessica Mitsch and Clinton Dreisbach have a passion for coding. While they speak fluent tech, they understand that computer code is a foreign language to many.