Continuing Education courses for Summer II and Fall 2026 are now available to view in Self-Service. Course sections listed with a begin date after July 1, 2026 will open for registration on July 1, 2026.
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Train for a career in vision care with Durham Tech’s Opticianry program. Learn to fit eyewear, understand optical theory, and prepare for licensure in North Carolina.
Classes are held at the Northern Durham Center campus as well as individual fire departments. Training help within local fire departments enables personnel to develop and enhance skill levels with the equipment they use in controlling fires.
Duke’s +Programs are signature, immersive, experiential learning opportunities that engage students in projects across a wide variety of disciplines. This summer Duke offered nine different +Programs in math, history, documentary studies, data, computer science, coding, climate, arts, and applied ethics. For the first time in +Programs history, Duke partnered with Durham Technical Community College to bring students from both schools together.
Jean and Charles “Chuck” Wilson Jr. were honored this fall by the College for their remarkable service and generosity.
With more than 25 years of dedicated commitment, the Wilsons have made a lasting impact on the Durham Tech community.
“Durham Tech is an institution we are proud of, and we are grateful for it being located in Durham,” Jean Wilson said. “It is a place where people find their place in the world and make a better life.”
With more than 25 years of dedicated commitment, the Wilsons have made a lasting impact on the Durham Tech community.
“Durham Tech is an institution we are proud of, and we are grateful for it being located in Durham,” Jean Wilson said. “It is a place where people find their place in the world and make a better life.”
The BBESL program offers three different certificates at two different levels. Students can earn a certificate by completing the three required core courses and two elective courses with an 80 percent or higher attendance.
Employees work with human resources from the time they apply to a job to the time they leave the company. Learn about human resources management in this certificate program.
Durham Tech combines classroom learning, hands-on experience, & clinical rotations to prepare students for careers as certified nurse aides. Learn more!
Take your Nurse Aide care to the next level. The Nurse Aide II course prepares graduates to perform more complex and invasive patient care skills, as well as continue to provide basic nursing care for adults.
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.
Prepare scale drawings and architectural designs while making sure their visions adhere to environmental, safety, and other regulations.