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In October 1981, the Small Business Institute opened its doors at Durham Technical Institute. It was established to provide entrepreneurs with the information, tools, and resources needed to develop business ideas and to become viable, profitable, and successful. In 1987, the now Small Business Center moved to the historic Venable Place Business Incubator in downtown Durham to start offering workshops, business-specific course work, and one-on-one counseling. In 2003, the Center moved to the sixth floor of the NC Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, and in 2018, the Center moved to its current location in the Chesterfield Building, also downtown.
College classes may invoke thoughts of desks and textbooks, but the customized training department at Durham Tech works largely within companies in the Research Triangle.
Through the years, Durham Tech has developed customized courses for some of the largest corporate names in North Carolina including AW North Carolina, Burt’s Bees, Dynamit Nobel Silicon, General Electric Semiconductor, GE Aviation, Medicago, IBM, Mitsubishi Semiconductor America Inc, and Orange County firms such as Morinaga America Foods, WestRock, and AKG of America, among others.
Through the years, Durham Tech has developed customized courses for some of the largest corporate names in North Carolina including AW North Carolina, Burt’s Bees, Dynamit Nobel Silicon, General Electric Semiconductor, GE Aviation, Medicago, IBM, Mitsubishi Semiconductor America Inc, and Orange County firms such as Morinaga America Foods, WestRock, and AKG of America, among others.
Durham Technical Community College student Gaebryl Vives was selected to receive the Community Impact Student Award on November 13 in a virtual ceremony hosted by North Carolina Campus Compact -- a collaborative network of 39 colleges and universities committed to educating students for civic and social responsibility.
Students have two paths to a Bachelor of Science of Nursing (BSN).
Students who wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene should complete the Associate in Arts (AA) degree which will transfer to Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH) program at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Durham Technical Community College is governed by a Board of Trustees. Four trustees are appointed by the Durham County Board of Commissioners; eight trustees are appointed by the General Assembly; two trustees are appointed by the Orange County Board of Commissioners; and one trustee, who shall serve as an ex officio, non-voting member, by virtue of their election as the College’s Student Government Association President.
Durham Technical Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate’s degrees, diplomas, and certificates.
Durham Tech students Nancy Leiva Ramos and Jovani Carrillo Ramirez attended the 2024 Latine Education Summit in Winston-Salem in mid-September, which is a statewide gathering of Latine leaders and education champions committed to advancing Latine success.
Learn about the Child Care Grant available at the college and other community resources.
A lifetime of service by one of Durham’s native sons, Floyd B. McKissick Sr., is being honored in an exhibit at Durham Technical Community College in the D. Thomas Jaynes Art Gallery on the College’s Main Campus on Lawson Street.