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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.
Durham Tech will offer in-person assistance for enrolling, advising, and college and community resources through a new on-campus Student Resources Center.
The Associate in Arts (AA) is a two-year degree for students who ultimately wish to complete a baccalaureate degree. The emphasis is on courses such as business, English, fine arts, foreign languages, history, philosophy, psychology, or sociology.
In September 2022, the Newton Makerspace was unveiled on Main Campus -- made possible by a contribution from Newton Instrument Company. The need for the high-tech makerspace was identified in 2018 when college leadership recognized the increase in industrial trades and the need to attract more students into this growing field. This type of collaborative, project-based learning environment would mirror the workplace through innovation -- supporting students in engineering, skilled trades, construction, art, welding, and design.
El Centro Hispano recognized Durham Technical Community College with the 2022 Gilbertson-Clark Visionary Award during a gala celebration on June 25.
El Centro Hispano is a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx community through education, economic development, community health, community support, and civic and community participation. Durham Tech has partnered with El Centro for more than 10 years.
“Durham Tech has had a long-standing partnership with El Centro and received the award for the College’s commitment and leadership in supporting and implementing the vocational classes for El Centro’s workers, and other initiatives related to the Community Health Workers, and Durham Tech’s Mobile Health Lab,” said Dr. Constanza Gomez- Joines, Executive Director of the Center for the Global Learner at Durham Tech.
El Centro Hispano is a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen the Hispanic/Latino/Latinx community through education, economic development, community health, community support, and civic and community participation. Durham Tech has partnered with El Centro for more than 10 years.
“Durham Tech has had a long-standing partnership with El Centro and received the award for the College’s commitment and leadership in supporting and implementing the vocational classes for El Centro’s workers, and other initiatives related to the Community Health Workers, and Durham Tech’s Mobile Health Lab,” said Dr. Constanza Gomez- Joines, Executive Director of the Center for the Global Learner at Durham Tech.
On a Wednesday morning in early June, Nate Smith hopped in his Ford truck, flipped the A/C on full blast, and set out for Holloway Street. He’s meeting with the owner of AutoSense Service Center to discuss an opening for a mechanic.
He has a student in mind.
It’s a routine visit for Smith, a Durham native, who goes out of his way to help his students secure jobs.
He has a student in mind.
It’s a routine visit for Smith, a Durham native, who goes out of his way to help his students secure jobs.
Durham Tech instructor Bridget Bell began writing her debut poetry collection, “All That We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy,” during a difficult period in her life.
“I started the book a couple of months after my first child, my daughter, was born. She is 10 now. I struggled pretty badly with postpartum depression and anxiety,” Bell said. “I wrote to get through.”
“I started the book a couple of months after my first child, my daughter, was born. She is 10 now. I struggled pretty badly with postpartum depression and anxiety,” Bell said. “I wrote to get through.”
When former Durham Technical Community College President Bill Ingram cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Orange County Campus in May 2008, a new pathway to academic and career successes was created for Orange County residents, but it was a long road to get there.
Prior to the Orange County Campus, Durham Tech had offered credit and non-credit courses in more than 40 Orange County locations since 1999. Classes were taught in high schools, community centers, churches, the Orange County Skills Development Center, and several other locations throughout the county.
Prior to the Orange County Campus, Durham Tech had offered credit and non-credit courses in more than 40 Orange County locations since 1999. Classes were taught in high schools, community centers, churches, the Orange County Skills Development Center, and several other locations throughout the county.
The Associate in General Education (AGE) in Nursing is designed for students who wish to begin their studies toward the Associate in Nursing degree and a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
Following World War II, North Carolina leaders looked for direction in a changing economic landscape given the transition from agriculture and the need for new investment in the fading local state economy.