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Durham Tech instructor Grace Beeler has a passion for filmmaking.
Her latest project blends that passion with her desire to help a group of people she often interacts with — refugees. Beeler teaches English as a Second Language, or ESL, at Durham Tech.
The project, known as the Triangle Refugees Film Project, is to produce several short documentary films about local refugees.
Her latest project blends that passion with her desire to help a group of people she often interacts with — refugees. Beeler teaches English as a Second Language, or ESL, at Durham Tech.
The project, known as the Triangle Refugees Film Project, is to produce several short documentary films about local refugees.
The Associate in Science (AS) is a two-year degree for students who ultimately wish to complete a baccalaureate degree. Emphasis is placed on courses such as biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, or physics.
Policies and Procedures Manual: Employees, students, visitors, and contractors are prohibited from using tobacco products at any time on college property as well as on any spaces where college-sponsored or college-related activities are held, including during non-instructional and non-service hours.
Full-time employees and continuing part-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are enrolled in the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System. Six percent is deducted monthly from all wages earned to contribute to this retirement benefit, and the state contributes a percentage of all wages paid as the employer’s contribution to the employee’s retirement account.
Elyse Yooley remembers what it felt like to wear her first pair of glasses.
“It was like, ‘Whoa, there are actually leaves on those trees,’” she said.
This fall, Yooley will enter her second year of the Opticianry Associate Degree program at Durham Technical Community College.
As a second-year opticianry student, Yooley will join her classmates in participating in Project SIGHT. Project SIGHT is a partnership Durham Tech has with the East Durham Children’s Initiative, or EDCI, and Durham Public Schools to provide children of low-income backgrounds with free eyeglasses.
“It was like, ‘Whoa, there are actually leaves on those trees,’” she said.
This fall, Yooley will enter her second year of the Opticianry Associate Degree program at Durham Technical Community College.
As a second-year opticianry student, Yooley will join her classmates in participating in Project SIGHT. Project SIGHT is a partnership Durham Tech has with the East Durham Children’s Initiative, or EDCI, and Durham Public Schools to provide children of low-income backgrounds with free eyeglasses.
Understanding childhood development is key in the early childhood field. This series of courses will teach you about this aspect of children's lives and more.
Earn an Associate in Science (AS) at Durham Tech and transfer to UNC System schools or other universities for a bachelor's in Computer Science or related fields.
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris and U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh spoke about the importance of apprenticeships, pathways to careers, and economic mobility at Durham Technical Community College on Wednesday.
The speech followed a tour of the William G. Ingram Center for Learning and Applied Technology with demonstrations from an electrical apprenticeship partnership with the Raleigh-Durham Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC).
“... We see the potential for growth in terms of the diversity, in terms of the inclusion, in terms of America’s workforce and our future. I met some of those great stars and leaders today.” Vice President Harris told a crowd that included state and local elected officials, community partners, students, and instructors inside the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center. She
The speech followed a tour of the William G. Ingram Center for Learning and Applied Technology with demonstrations from an electrical apprenticeship partnership with the Raleigh-Durham Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC).
“... We see the potential for growth in terms of the diversity, in terms of the inclusion, in terms of America’s workforce and our future. I met some of those great stars and leaders today.” Vice President Harris told a crowd that included state and local elected officials, community partners, students, and instructors inside the Phail Wynn Jr. Student Services Center. She
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.