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Durham Technical Community College President Emeritus Dr. Phail Wynn Jr., will be the speaker for the College’s commencement on Monday, May 21, at the Durham Performing Arts Center.
Aaron and Alexa Lawrence established a scholarship last year to benefit first-generation college students, international students, and adult learners at Durham Tech. The scholarship provides one student annually with $1,000 to help offset tuition costs and textbooks.
The SunTrust Foundation recently granted $2,500 to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation to support financial literacy programs on campus.
Durham Tech is now a one-stop shop for hair, skincare, and massage therapy needs.
Madelyn Spencer, a former Durham Tech dual enrollment student and current Novo Nordisk employee, received her high school diploma while she earned her associate's degree in engineering during the summer of 2024 by going through the college’s Career and College Promise program. Spencer said Durham Tech taught her the technical side of the profession, and life sciences showed her how it applies to the jobs she saw herself doing.
A new Durham Tech Academic Guided Career Pathways Faculty Challenge Coin will recognize instructors who go above and beyond for their students and make a significant impact at the College.
Durham Technical Community College and Wake Technical Community College announced the launch of RTP Bio, a new workforce development collaboration that unites biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and biopharmaceutical talent pipelines of the two community colleges in the Research Triangle Park region.
Durham Tech and Wake Tech serve the fifth largest biotechnology hub in the United States, with Research Triangle Park located in both college’s service regions. The location and expansion of life science and biopharma industries have significantly accelerated employment demands. In 2020, more than 11,000 biotechnology jobs were created in the Research Triangle.
Current offerings at Wake Tech include degrees in Biopharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech offers degrees in Clinical Trials Research, Biomedical Equipment Technology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech also plans to add new degrees in biotechnology-related programs in the coming year.
Durham Tech and Wake Tech serve the fifth largest biotechnology hub in the United States, with Research Triangle Park located in both college’s service regions. The location and expansion of life science and biopharma industries have significantly accelerated employment demands. In 2020, more than 11,000 biotechnology jobs were created in the Research Triangle.
Current offerings at Wake Tech include degrees in Biopharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech offers degrees in Clinical Trials Research, Biomedical Equipment Technology and continuing education through the BioWork credential. Durham Tech also plans to add new degrees in biotechnology-related programs in the coming year.
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Durham Tech is one of just 32 community colleges nationwide designated as a 2026 Leader College of Distinction by Achieving the Dream, a national organization committed to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing, and economic mobility.