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Executive Vice President Tom Jaynes retires after nearly 30 years at Durham Tech.
In the summer of 1981, then Durham Technical Institute sponsored an archaeological field school to study Somerset Place’s enslaved community and early history. It was the first archaeological project at Somerset Place to focus on uncovering Black history. Students uncovered two unknown buildings along the historic shoreline of Lake Phelps and found thousands of artifacts.
In July 2006, the Dental Laboratory Technology program at Durham Tech was recognized by the National Association of Dental Laboratories as one of the Top Three Dental Educational Programs in the country.
Top honors went to schools that used innovative teaching methods to inspire and educate the future leaders of the industry.
Top honors went to schools that used innovative teaching methods to inspire and educate the future leaders of the industry.
A Japanese martial art that teaches self-defense, flexibility, and exercise, all while improving interpersonal skills like communication – Aikido – is available to students at Durham Tech.
Durham Tech is the only college in The Triangle and only community college in the state to have received the designation, according to the program’s website.