Durham Technical Community College (often DTCC or Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...

, USA. Durham Tech's main campus is near to downtown Durham, Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park

The Research Triangle Park is a research park in the United States. It is located near Durham, Raleigh, and Chapel Hill, in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina...

, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a public international airport located 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in suburban Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The airport covers and operates three runways, providing direct service to 40 domestic and international...

. The college serves Northern Durham County

Durham County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 769 people per square mile . There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile...

 at its Northern Durham Center, and in Orange County

Orange County, North Carolina

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...

 at its Orange County Campus completed in 2008.

Durham Tech serves over 26,000 students with credit, non-credit, adult, and continuing education offerings. Durham Tech offers career programs leading to over 100 degrees, certificates, and diplomas and university transfer programs. As of 2008, the school boasted 606 faculty members and 5,474 matriculated students.

A large portion of DTCC's students are part-time. In order to give them flexibility, DTCC has a large distance education

Distance education

Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...

 program, offering numerous online courses and hybrid courses.

DTCC is a charter member of the North Carolina Community College System

North Carolina Community College System

The North Carolina Community College System is a statewide network of fifty-eight public community colleges. Each college has a distinct governance system and policies. In total, the system enrolls over 800,000 students, and is the third largest community college system in the nation...

, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

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History

On September 5, 1961, the institution was founded as Durham Industrial Education Center. On March 30, 1965, the institution changed its name to Durham Technical Institute, at the specification of the State Board of Education. On July 22, 1986, the institution changed its name to Durham Technical Community College, when the North Carolina General Assembly approved Durham Tech’s request to add a university transfer program.

Presidents/Directors

• 1961 - 1975: Harold K. Collins
• 1975 - 1980: John Crumpton
• November 1980 - December 2007: Dr. Phail Wynn, Jr.
• January 2008–present: Dr. Bill Ingram

External links

• Durham Technical Community College Official Site