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New Hampshire native and Durham Tech graduate Janice Lee came to North Carolina in 2015 and took a job in the food and beverage industry. But in the back of her mind, she knew she wanted to go back to school but she didn’t know what she wanted to study.
Lee began looking into job availability for surgical technicians, salaries and schools where she could obtain her surgical technician certification. Durham Tech was the only college in the area to offer the program.
Lee began looking into job availability for surgical technicians, salaries and schools where she could obtain her surgical technician certification. Durham Tech was the only college in the area to offer the program.
Work has begun at 902 S. Briggs Ave. on the construction of a 124-unit affordable housing community created through a unique partnership formed by Durham Tech, Mosaic Development Group and Banc of America Community Development Corporation.
Durham Tech uses College Metrics to assess student performance, goal completion, and employment success.
College classes may invoke thoughts of desks and textbooks, but the customized training department at Durham Tech works largely within companies in the Research Triangle.
Through the years, Durham Tech has developed customized courses for some of the largest corporate names in North Carolina including AW North Carolina, Burt’s Bees, Dynamit Nobel Silicon, General Electric Semiconductor, GE Aviation, Medicago, IBM, Mitsubishi Semiconductor America Inc, and Orange County firms such as Morinaga America Foods, WestRock, and AKG of America, among others.
Through the years, Durham Tech has developed customized courses for some of the largest corporate names in North Carolina including AW North Carolina, Burt’s Bees, Dynamit Nobel Silicon, General Electric Semiconductor, GE Aviation, Medicago, IBM, Mitsubishi Semiconductor America Inc, and Orange County firms such as Morinaga America Foods, WestRock, and AKG of America, among others.
Forty years ago, Durham Tech employees held a celebration to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. What started as a potluck between just a few people from the admissions office has grown into a large-scale celebration that reflects the College’s commitment to diversity and civil rights.
Durham Tech student Jeremiah Artacho has been named the Region 4 Governor Robert Scott Leadership winner. He was one of six Region winners selected. The state winner will be named March 22.
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) has awarded Durham Tech with the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award for a second consecutive year.
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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 partnered with North Carolina State University for the NC State Community College Collaboration, or C3, program. The pathway will guarantee admission to NC State to eligible students.