Introduction and Overview: Durham Technical Community College is a public community college in Durham, North Carolina, with campuses in North Durham and Orange County. The college provides courses and continuing education services to nearly 20,000 students, offering more than 100 degree, certificate and diploma vocational programs and university transfer programs.

History and Founding Time: The college was founded on September 5, 1961, originally named Durham Industrial Education Center, renamed Durham Technical College in 1965, and renamed Durham Technical Community College in 1986 after the North Carolina State Assembly approved its addition of university transfer programs.

School Strength

Rich Courses: More than 100 degree, certificate and diploma programs are offered, covering areas such as information technology, human services and public safety, construction engineering and technical industries, creativity and liberal arts.

Strong Faculty: Nearly 1,000 academic and administrative staff.

Flexible Teaching Mode: There are a large number of distance education programs, offering many online courses and hybrid courses.

Nature of the institution: Public community college, a member of the North Carolina Community College System.

Educational philosophy: Committed to providing students with quality education, focusing on cultivating students' professional skills and comprehensive qualities, helping students achieve their career goals and personal development.

Key laboratories and disciplines: Although there is no clear key laboratory, there are advanced practical teaching facilities in the field of health sciences, such as nursing, respiratory therapy, surgical technology, etc.; in the field of information technology, there are also related laboratories to support professional teaching such as computer programming and information system technology. Key disciplines include nursing, information technology, business administration, etc.

Department settings: There is no clear and strict division of departments. According to the subject area, it can be roughly divided into categories such as health sciences, information technology, business, engineering technology, humanities and social sciences.

Ranking: Ranked 35th in Niche's ranking of the best community colleges in North Carolina, with an overall score of B-.

Cost: In the 2020-2021 academic year, tuition and fees for in-state residents are $1,958 and $6,566 for out-of-state residents.

Campus Environment

Campus Distribution: There are the North Durham Central Campus and the Orange County Campus.

Facilities and Equipment: The campus is equipped with teaching buildings, laboratories, libraries, computer centers, etc., providing students with a good learning environment.