The Public Safety Management Certificate is designed to provide students, as well as practitioners, with knowledge and skills in the technical, managerial, and administrative areas necessary for entrance or advancement within various public safety management job positions
Former Durham Tech student and adjunct professor Paul Weinhold credits an apprenticeship with Novo Nordisk that he attained through the College with getting his foot in the door to a full-time career.
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.
Now in its 24th year of curating and delivering a variety of arts-related experiences at Durham Tech, founding members Lou Rollins, Bonnie V. Stone and Irene Laube saw the need for the college to be at the forefront of bringing art to the community.
Dual enrollment is a unique educational opportunity that allows high school students to enroll in college-level courses while still attending high school. It offers a bridge between secondary and postsecondary education, giving students a taste of college life and academics before officially starting their higher education journey.
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The Gamers Club is for current students of Durham Tech who enjoy any form of gaming such as card games, video games, and board games.
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.
Durham Tech’s Early Childhood Education program recently honored students participating in apprenticeships at a signing ceremony, where 16 apprenticeships were signed. Speakers included Durham Tech instructors as well as students of the program. The ceremony started with a quote about how the love of children is placed first in the program’s plan.
“There is certainly no greater love than what we show our children,” said Durham Tech Director of Work-based Education and Apprenticeship Dr. Micara Lewis-Sessoms, a former early childhood educator and “proud product of Head Start.”