2022 Durham County Bond Referendum
The $112.7 million referendum, if approved, would provide high-quality training hubs for major regional industries in healthcare and life sciences. With booming career opportunities in these sectors, Durham Tech is well-positioned to prepare local residents for great jobs and provide a diverse workforce pipeline to area companies.
- The proposed bond projects address current and projected in-demand jobs in priority industries and would create high-quality training hubs to prepare Durham residents for great jobs that require community college-level training and provide area companies with a diverse workforce pipeline.
- The proposed facilities were designed with industry input and based on the settings student will work in and the equipment they will use.
- Durham Tech sits amidst major growth in the life sciences sector with 45 new companies and 7,000 new jobs announced in the last five years with 50% in Durham.
- The College is the only community college in NC to serve two tertiary care level hospitals in UNC and Duke Health, as well as the Durham VA and long-term care facilities – and jobs in the field are projected for double digit growth in the years ahead.
![overhead image of artistic rendering of main campus with the two new buildings](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bond/overhead-round.png?itok=90LhBI17)
The Breakdown
![Best in class training for Healthcare jobs](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bond/best-in-class.png?itok=vRoQ4RIe)
![Pipelines to Life Science jobs](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bond/pipelines.png?itok=xUaMptTf)
![Better facilities for skills training](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/bond/better-facilities.png?itok=zlh_glhj)
$74 Million
for an 86,000-square-foot building to expand and consolidate all Allied Health Programs into one building, including a pedestrian connector across East Lawson Street from the Educational Resources Center.
$35.2 Million
for a 35,280-square-foot building to house life sciences industry training and education.
$3.5 Million
to purchase parcels for the future expansion of the Durham Main Campus.
Learn more about the Durham County 2022 Bond Referendum.