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Lisa Kowite felt drained by her teaching career.
She was searching for a new career path when she discovered the Durham Tech Automotive Systems Technology program. After just one course, Kowite said she knew it was her solution.
She graduated in 2015 with an Associate Degree in Automotive System Technology and now works in the corporate marketing department at Advance Auto Parts in downtown Raleigh.
She was searching for a new career path when she discovered the Durham Tech Automotive Systems Technology program. After just one course, Kowite said she knew it was her solution.
She graduated in 2015 with an Associate Degree in Automotive System Technology and now works in the corporate marketing department at Advance Auto Parts in downtown Raleigh.
Executive Vice President Tom Jaynes retires after nearly 30 years at Durham Tech.
Durham Tech Board of Trustees member Dr. Pat Ashley has spent her career and retirement dedicated to public education.
“Everybody that you touch is a student,” Ashley said. “It’s a way to make an impact on making the world a better place. Over the course of 54 years, you touch a lot of lives.”
“Everybody that you touch is a student,” Ashley said. “It’s a way to make an impact on making the world a better place. Over the course of 54 years, you touch a lot of lives.”
North Carolina Central University and Durham Technical Community College formalized an agreement Wednesday, Sept. 3, to strengthen pathways to careers in the Life Sciences field. Durham Tech President J.B. Buxton and NCCU Chancellor Karrie Dixon explained the structure of the new transfer partnership to those attending the signing. The agreement creates new pathways between Durham Tech’s Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) programs and bachelor’s degrees in NCCU’s College of Health and Sciences.
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Former Durham Tech staff member Edward Moore received an honorary associate degree in Applied Science in Business Administration from Durham Tech at the College’s May 7, 2024, Commencement ceremony.
Moore spent much of his work life at Durham Tech, and his years of service helped set precedent for future growth of the school’s footprint and student body.
“I am proud of my time at the College, and I am humbled to have been there long enough to have seen much growth and improvement. When I started in 1972, the College had two buildings — White and Collins. The growth in facilities and student body has been incredible,” Moore said. “In all my years and different appointments, I enjoyed myself immensely. I had a passion for the diversity of our student body.”
Moore spent much of his work life at Durham Tech, and his years of service helped set precedent for future growth of the school’s footprint and student body.
“I am proud of my time at the College, and I am humbled to have been there long enough to have seen much growth and improvement. When I started in 1972, the College had two buildings — White and Collins. The growth in facilities and student body has been incredible,” Moore said. “In all my years and different appointments, I enjoyed myself immensely. I had a passion for the diversity of our student body.”
Recently, our community lost an important figure in Durham Tech’s history – and key contributor to improving opportunity and life outcomes for people across the region. On Feb. 20, 2025, former Durham Tech Board of Trustees member James I. Bolden passed away at the age of 100.
It was a Tuesday afternoon in October, and the library inside the Durham Technical Community College Orange County Campus buzzed with mid-semester energy.
Durham Technical Community College will make several advancements to its Information Technology program and infrastructure with a recent $500,000 grant. The donation was made by an anonymous donor and will allow the College to improve its Information Technology program and to upgrade the wireless service at all campus locations in an initiative known as the Durham Tech Advanced Innovation Learning Spaces, or DTAILS, project.