Formerly known as Basic Skills, the Durham Tech College and Career Readiness programs focus on developing basic reading, writing, and math skills to allow students to obtain a high school credential.
Eligible students may receive CARES Act funds to offset expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The funds are meant to help pay bills, obtain food, and provide for your families during these difficult times.
Marcia Angle and Mark Trustin have donated a sizeable sum to the Durham Technical Community College Foundation, including $50,000 to support Durham Public School students enrolled in courses at Durham Tech. The $50,000 will purchase textbooks for students beginning in the 2023-2024 school year who are part of the recently announced DPS-Durham Tech Partnership.
BioAg Pro instructs students about techniques, technologies, and equipment used in agriculture and plant sciences.
“We won!” said Durham Tech Hunger Ambassador and student volunteer Jessica Zettlemoyer.
From September through December, Durham Tech’s Campus Harvest Food Pantry took part in the fifth annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, competing against 13 other colleges and universities. The challenge tackled food insecurity on college campuses and empowered students, employees and community members to create awareness about hunger as they competed to collect the most food for those experiencing hunger.
Durham Technical Community College and Duke University are bringing internationally known spoken word poet and rapper George “G” Yamazawa back to his hometown of Durham for a series of events.
Durham recently invited community partners and stakeholders to tour the Community Health Lab and learn more about its significant impact on the well-being of area residents. The lab’s mission is twofold. It serves members of underserved communities who face obstacles to receiving health care because of financial barriers or a lack of access. It also provides clinical training site for students, giving them hands-on experience delivering care to individuals from a variety of backgrounds and building the emotional intelligence skills to be empathetic practitioners.
Information about four-year college and university partnerships organized by AAS degree.
Durham Tech has partnered with UNC-Chapel Hill to have office and meeting space inside the Innovate Carolina Junction in downtown Chapel Hill. The Junction is home to the Orange County Office of Durham Tech's Small Business Center and serves as a hub for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development.
January 2024 saw completion of the six-week BRIDGE program and the beginning of a new chapter for the 11 graduates of the second cohort in the Hayti Reborn-Justice Movement and Durham Tech collaboration that started in 2023.