Durham Technical Community College signed a memorandum of understanding with East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in August to offer students an opportunity to seamlessly transfer to two these universities.
Policies and Procedures Manual: Durham Technical Community College (Durham Tech) follows an open-door with guided placement admissions policy as established by the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges (SBCC) and consistent with SBCC code 1D SBCCC 400.2.
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Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
Medical Equipment Preparers clean instruments to prepare them for sterilization.
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.
Policies and Procedures Manual: Campus Police and Public Safety provides 24-hour-a-day patrol protection for college buildings, grounds, and parking lots. It responds to crime reports, fires, medical emergencies, traffic accidents, and other incidents requiring police or security assistance. The office is located on main campus in Building 8.
This discovery-based undergraduate research course is a unique and challenging experience for motivated Durham Tech students. The course is a national experiment sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute and space is limited to 18 students each year.
Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses are designed to prepare students to move into the Gateway to College, Adult High School Diploma, or High School Equivalency programs.