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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.
Durham Tech Equity Champions assists others with finding resources to further educate themselves and support others in gaining a deeper understanding of equity in action.
A student who has identified an employer that is willing to sponsor their studies at Durham Tech must follow these steps.
Students can broaden their worldview by taking Continuing Education courses in Spanish, French, German, and American Sign Language at Durham Tech.
Durham Tech graduate Kilie Fetzer has been named the 2025 ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Registered Apprentice after finding her passion while working as a receptionist at a surgeon’s office, where she learned about surgical tech careers.
“One of the amazing surgeons knew my frustrations of wanting to go back to school to further my education but having no idea what I wanted to do,” Fetzer said. “He offered to let me shadow him in the operating room to observe and see if anything sparked my interest. That’s when I learned what a surgical technologist is.”
“One of the amazing surgeons knew my frustrations of wanting to go back to school to further my education but having no idea what I wanted to do,” Fetzer said. “He offered to let me shadow him in the operating room to observe and see if anything sparked my interest. That’s when I learned what a surgical technologist is.”
Achieving the Dream has announced its inaugural national cohort of 16 colleges, including Durham Tech, for a national pilot program that will improve outcomes on their campuses and in their communities by enhancing economic opportunity, reducing poverty, and engaging with underserved populations.
Jim DePalma is one of the most beloved instructors at Durham Tech. He receives top marks in anonymous online instructor rankings and his classes almost always have waitlists.
Dulce Hernandez worked 15-hour shifts, six days per week at Chipotle while also attending Durham Tech – all to support her two children.
“Sometimes I’d be up crying at 3 a.m., after I got home from work because I knew I wasn’t going to get any sleep,” said Hernandez, 26. “But it was all worth it in the end. Everything you put in, you will get back.”
“Sometimes I’d be up crying at 3 a.m., after I got home from work because I knew I wasn’t going to get any sleep,” said Hernandez, 26. “But it was all worth it in the end. Everything you put in, you will get back.”
Durham Tech has a strong alumni base in and around the Triangle. Find alumni resources, job opportunities, and stay connected with other Durham Tech alumni.
Durham Technical Community College celebrated longtime Durham resident Guy Solie and his recent donation of one of his works of public art to the College on Thursday, April 20. “The Dancers” is on the College’s Main Campus on Lawson Street and will remain on loan to the College indefinitely.