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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.
Dual enrollment is a unique educational opportunity that allows high school students to enroll in college-level courses while still attending high school. It offers a bridge between secondary and postsecondary education, giving students a taste of college life and academics before officially starting their higher education journey.
The Center for Learning Excellence (CLE) prepares teaching guides for faculty and staff so that they may offer their students the most effective curriculum and learning environment possible.
Buxton, the son of two longtime educators and himself an advocate and champion of education policy and higher education leadership, was appointed to the College’s top position in July 2020.
Inside the Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center, an impressive who’s who of elected representatives, community leaders, community college presidents, colleagues, and College leadership buzzed with excitement for the next chapter of Durham Tech’s history. Among the speakers were Thomas Stith III, President of the North Carolina Community College System, and North Carolina Poet Laureat Jaki Shelton Green.
Inside the Phail Wynn, Jr. Student Services Center, an impressive who’s who of elected representatives, community leaders, community college presidents, colleagues, and College leadership buzzed with excitement for the next chapter of Durham Tech’s history. Among the speakers were Thomas Stith III, President of the North Carolina Community College System, and North Carolina Poet Laureat Jaki Shelton Green.
Vice President Harris and Secretary Walsh, we are especially gratified to welcome you to Durham Tech during our year-long celebration of our 60th anniversary. In this anniversary year, we recall that we were founded on the promise of providing access to the education and training needed to succeed amidst changing economic times. When industries like tobacco and textiles were being joined by information technology, advanced manufacturing and medicine.
The Durham Tech Marketing and Communications Department took the top prize for Quick-Turn Video in the 2021 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Paragon Awards. The competition honors excellence exclusively among marketing and public relations professionals at two-year colleges in North America.
Durham Tech won first place in Quick-Turn Video, which featured the 2021 Parade of Graduates. Quick-turn videos are short videos that are produced immediately after an event or activity and must be produced in-house by the College's social media or content team.
Judges noted the planning, thoughtfulness, and sound integration that created a great video experience even with the immediate deadline.
Durham Tech won first place in Quick-Turn Video, which featured the 2021 Parade of Graduates. Quick-turn videos are short videos that are produced immediately after an event or activity and must be produced in-house by the College's social media or content team.
Judges noted the planning, thoughtfulness, and sound integration that created a great video experience even with the immediate deadline.
Erin Popov, Dental Laboratory Technology (DLT) Program Director/Instructor at Durham Technical Community College, received the 2023 National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) Educator of the Year award on January 20.
“I am humbled to have been nominated and so grateful for being selected,” said Popov. “Teaching takes a lot of heart and hard work and so many other educators are as equally deserving.”
The NADL Educator of the Year award recognizes one educator annually who has made outstanding contributions to NADL and the dental laboratory profession. An industry member nominated Popov, and she was announced the winner at the awards reception held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I am humbled to have been nominated and so grateful for being selected,” said Popov. “Teaching takes a lot of heart and hard work and so many other educators are as equally deserving.”
The NADL Educator of the Year award recognizes one educator annually who has made outstanding contributions to NADL and the dental laboratory profession. An industry member nominated Popov, and she was announced the winner at the awards reception held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
View the Financial Aid award refund dates and enroll in direct deposit. North Carolina community colleges are required by the state to verify attendance in all classes prior to issuing financial aid refunds. Refund disbursement dates are based on when paperwork was completed.