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Durham Technical Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Durham Technical Community College is a charter member of the North Carolina Community College System. When the North Carolina General Assembly authorized a small appropriation to establish a limited number of area schools to be known as industrial education centers in 1957, Durham already had a vigorous program in adult education through the Vocational and Adult Education Department of the Durham City Schools. A Practical Nursing program had been established in 1948; other programs included training in mechanical drafting, architectural drafting, and electronics technology. In addition, literacy skills training was offered for adults. Courses to upgrade the skills of workers were also offered in a variety of trades.
• Durham Tech offers at the main campus location on Lawson Street and Cooper Street, at the Northern Durham Center on Snow Hill Road, at the Orange County Skills Development Center on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, and at hundreds of other locations throughout Durham and Orange counties. In 2007, the college will also open a dedicated Orange County Campus for expanding our offerings and better responding to residents in our service area.
• Durham Technical Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate's degrees. The college is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges. The Dental Laboratory Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; the Occupational Therapy Assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Committee for Occupational Therapy Education; the Opticianry program is accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation; and the Respiratory Therapy program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. The Pharmacy Technology program is accredited by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The Surgical Technology program holds provisional accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
• Profile last updated: 12/02/2008.

In the News:

• Durham JobLink Extends Hours (NBC 17 Raleigh)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:12:00 pm
  Durham's JobLink mobile unit has announced it will extend its services to continue to serve the community. Due to customer demand and volume traffic at the Northgate Mall, service days have been extended through the end of the year. The job center will be open every Monday and Tuesday from 8:30a.m. until 4 p.m. The JobLink mobile unit was first opened in July of 2009 and helps residents find job ...
• Durham JobLink Extends Hours (MyNC.com)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:10:27 pm
  Durham's JobLink mobile unit has announced it will extend its services to continue to serve the community.
• Laid-off worker making his own widget (The Chapel Hill News)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 06:15:53 am
  Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series looking at unemployed local workers during the recession.
• Two-year transfer plans touted (The Daily Tar Heel)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:34:21 am
  The N.C. Community College System is backing the UNC Board of Governors’ plan to encourage students to pursue two years of community college before transferring to four-year universities.
• Strategic Gurus Chief Brainstormer to Address Entrepreneurs at Durham Tech (dBusinessNews.com)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 06:53:31 pm
  Cary , N.C. – Strategic Guru , a Triangle-based marketing and communications firm, announced that Chief Brainstormer Carolyn Rhinebarger has been selected to speak at Durham Technical Community College .

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