This six-semester Associate in Applied Science (AAS) curriculum is designed to prepare or upgrade individuals to safely service, maintain, repair, or install equipment. It covers such topics as DC/AC electricity, motors and controls, PLC, hydraulics, and plumbing. Students graduate with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree.
Durham Tech's Paralegal (Continuing Education) courses are designed to prepare students for paralegal certification through the National Association of Legal Assistants and the North Carolina State Bar.
The Software Development Certificate prepares students to design and develop software solutions based on user needs and requirements; create, modify, and test code and computer applications; develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and retrieve data and information; and design, implement, and administer computer databases.
Durham Tech has announced the hiring of Jerry Jones, former Director of Career Services and Workforce Development at Pitt Community College, who will lead the College’s Center for Workforce Engagement.
Jones will lead a Center focused on providing high-quality customized training, small business support, and apprenticeship, internship and other work-based learning experiences for students. The Center is tasked also with ensuring strong relationships between the College and employers, county economic development leadership, and economic and workforce development organizations.
Jones received his Master of Science in Managerial Leadership and Bachelor of Science in Management from National-Louis University in Virginia. He started his career in engineering and telecommunications and worked in the advanced manufacturing sector before joining Pitt Community College. At Pitt, he led the College’s work on customized training and career services, developed apprenticeships, and managed relationships with companies in the utilities, advanced manufacturing and life sciences sectors, among others.
He joins Durham Tech at a time of major regional growth and employment opportunities in life sciences, IT, skilled trades, advanced manufacturing and health care. The College has made commitments to meet the workforce needs in these areas and to support the economic and social mobility of Durham and Orange County residents.
Carolina Student Transfer Excellence Program (C-STEP or CSTEP) is a partnership between Durham Technical Community College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The goal of C-STEP is to identify high-achieving, low-to moderate-income students who would not otherwise attend a selective college or university.
Duke’s +Programs are signature, immersive, experiential learning opportunities that engage students in projects across a wide variety of disciplines. This summer Duke offered nine different +Programs in math, history, documentary studies, data, computer science, coding, climate, arts, and applied ethics. For the first time in +Programs history, Duke partnered with Durham Technical Community College to bring students from both schools together.
The Network Security Associate in Applied Science (AAS) program curriculum prepares students to install, configure, and support an organization’s local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems; analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems; and plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
Lisa Blair, Spanish and French Instructor, and Marina DelVecchio, English Instructor, are part of the inaugural cohort of the Duke Humanities Unbounded program, which officially began in July 2018, according to a report on Duke Today. The instructors have been upgrading select Durham Tech courses with two Duke doctoral students since May.
Individuals who have completed a baccalaureate or graduate degree in biological science, chemistry, or an allied health area, or who have completed one year of employment in the clinical research field within the last five years, are eligible to enroll in the Clinical Research Core Competencies certificate program.
President Bill Ingram officially announced his plans to retire at the end of his contract next summer during a Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night. Ingram has served at the College in various capacities since 1983. Ingram has led Durham Tech as its fourth president since January 2008, succeeding the late Dr. Phail Wynn Jr. Ingram is set to retire from Durham Tech on June 30, 2020, pending the conclusion of the presidential search process.