Durham Tech students and employees and community members gathered together on Feb. 28 to listen and learn about documentary poetry from North Carolina’s recently inducted poet laureate, Jaki Shelton Green.
The new Durham Tech Promise program is making college more affordable – reducing tuition by as much as half for eligible students.
The program provides up to $1,000 each year for two years to eligible students. That means eligible in-state students who take a full-time 12-hour credit course load would only have to pay about half of the tuition.
Continuing Education at Durham Tech offers job search and job skills enhancement courses for the Durham community. They are free to participants who are unemployed, have been notified of a layoff, or are underemployed (including students).
These medical personnel draw blood for tests, transfusions, blood drives, and research.
College Central Network is the Durham Tech student and alumni job search service. This service helps students and alumni find jobs and get the scoop on career-related programs and events. Career-related articles and podcasts assist student career readiness.
Danielle Dourson admits that she would often forget what she had learned during the school year while she was on summer break.
Dourson was one of the Durham Technical Community College students who helped the children of McDougald Terrace keep their math, reading, and science skills sharp this summer during the Summer Fun Camp. The weekly camp began June 25 and ran until Aug. 3.
The Scholars Program challenges students to develop in-depth, critical, and creative thought as they endeavor to contribute to intellectual research centered on their community, self, and professional objectives.
Durham Technical Community College announced plans on Tuesday for a 124-unit affordable housing development on South Briggs Avenue near its Main Campus. The development is intended to serve both eligible students at Durham Tech and members of the broader Durham community.
During a news conference event in the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center, Durham Tech President J.B. Buxton called the housing initiative “transformative” for Durham Tech students and Durham residents who need affordable housing options in the region.
Two students from Durham Technical Community College have been named as 2018 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars.
The students, Ednah Sangaka and Brandi Crosson, were among 207 Phi Theta Kappa members recognized this year. They each received a $1,000 scholarship.
Durham Technical Community College and Western Carolina University have agreed to institute a guaranteed admissions pathway, WCU Connect, to enhance their transfer partnership and provide more supports for student success.