Shirley Uh Mendez, a dual enrollment science student, has been selected as the College’s nominee for the Dallas Herring Achievement Award and the recipient of the Tony Kleese and Christine Kelly-Kleese Resilience Award.
As part of a relationship with UNC-Chapel Hill and its Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, Durham Tech now offers a Ukrainian language course.
“Durham Tech is part of a Title VI grant [from the Department of Education] awarded to the UNC-CH's Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies. The grant runs for four years, and the sub-award to Durham Tech amounts to more than $50,000 that can be used for instructional costs, speakers/events, library materials and curriculum development,” said David Long, dean of creative and liberal arts at Durham Tech.
Madelyn Spencer, a former Durham Tech dual enrollment student and current Novo Nordisk employee, received her high school diploma while she earned her associate's degree in engineering during the summer of 2024 by going through the college’s Career and College Promise program. Spencer said Durham Tech taught her the technical side of the profession, and life sciences showed her how it applies to the jobs she saw herself doing.
Former Durham Tech Board of Trustees member James I. Bolden, an important figure in Durham Tech’s history and key contributor to improving opportunity and life outcomes for people across the region, died Feb. 20, 2025, at the age of 100.
Novo Nordisk Networking event at Durham Tech offers opportunity to make connections, get career advice
When the Durham Technical Community College Foundation was established in 1984, its first priority was to raise funds to support students. In those early years, this effort was focused on securing sources of funding for scholarships. In 1991, the Foundation began hosting what has become a signature event: the Annual Scholarship Breakfast.
Following the transition of the majority of Durham Tech courses to eight-week terms instead of 16 weeks to improve student retention and success, the initial data show positive results.
The Durham Tech AFA program and Viva the Arts on Campus invite you to participate in the Durham Tech Student Art Exhibition!
Congratulations to GE Aerospace’s Durham plant on the announcement of the $16 million investment in engine assembly upgrades. We are proud to be a workforce development partner with them and look forward to continue to support their growth.
