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[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] Congratulations to Dr. Norman Collins, Apprenticeship Coordinator, on being accepted into the United Way of the Greater Triangle’s Workforce Leadership Academy! He is pictured here (front row, left) with his cohort at their first in-person retreat. #DoGreatThings

Join the Culinary Arts and Hospitality program on Monday, April 21 for some delicious Caribbean cuisine at the Durham Tech American Tobacco Campus.

🍴 Seating is available at 11:30 a.m. or 12:45 p.m. and the cost is $25 per person. Bring your friends and enjoy lunch together while supporting an incredible program.

Reserve your spot now: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/15ed4bac-acb0-4d06-9a87-c93e571e640b/reserve?partySize=2&dateTime=2025-04-21T11:30:00.000-04:00

[NEWS] Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation has awarded Durham Tech a $200,000 grant to expand the Campus Harvest Food Pantry 👏

This transformative opportunity will allow us to renovate the current food pantry on Main Campus, create a new food pantry at our Orange County Campus, as well as add snack carts at the Northern Durham Center and Duke Street North locations.

In 2024, the pantry provided 64,538 pounds of food, impacting 6,822 people, including households with children.

Thank you, Food Lion!

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/food-lion-feeds-charitable-foundation-awards-durham-tech-200000-grant-expand-colleges-food

Durham Tech Foundation

Enroll now in our Restorative Dental Technology program and gain hands-on experience creating dentures, partials, crowns, and bridges—essential restorations that improve lives and smiles. 🦷🪥

Check out this video to learn more 👇

https://youtu.be/wvJSiDd8yRY?si=J6sX8V1DXFASrSCc

Our Career Fair is back! Save the dates: Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. On each of those days, we will host around 80 employers. More information to follow.

📚 To prepare you for the Career Fair, we’re offering several workshops and labs throughout the month: LinkedIn profiles, resume writing, mock interviews and networking. Check it out 👇

[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] This incredible team has been instrumental in implementing our Early Success System through Element 451. We're truly grateful for their dedication and support in helping us strengthen our communication with students. 👏

Pictured: Jessica Vaughan, Dr. Holly June, Sarah Privette, Ulric Hill, Tiffany Robinson, Chris Mansfield, LaDelta Williams, and Marisa Sulivan

Not pictured: Akin Akinli

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #greatworkgreatpeople

[NEWS] Durham Tech has been selected to serve on one of three university teams put together to help solve NASA's 21st century aviation challenges. 👏

Click the link below to read more:

https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/durham-tech-selected-part-nasa-2025-university-leadership-initiative-research-team

Join the Culinary Arts and Hospitality program on Monday, April 21 for some delicious Caribbean cuisine at the Durham Tech American Tobacco Campus.

🍴 Seating is available at 11:30 a.m. or 12:45 p.m. and the cost is $25 per person. Bring your friends and enjoy lunch together while supporting an incredible program.

Reserve your spot now: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/15ed4bac-acb0-4d06-9a87-c93e571e640b/reserve?partySize=2&dateTime=2025-04-21T11:30:00.000-04:00

Summer and fall registration is happening now! ✅ Apply today and start building your path to success at Durham Tech.

https://www.durhamtech.edu/apply

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

2025 ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Registered Apprentice: Kilie Fetzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bru0E4OuuE

Our Career Fair is back! Save the dates: Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. On each of those days, we will host around 80 employers. More information to follow.

📚To prepare you for the Career Fair, we’re offering several workshops and labs throughout the month: LinkedIn profiles, resume writing, mock interviews and networking.

We hope you’ll join us!

Congratulations to our very own Erin Popov, Director of Restorative Dental Technology, for being featured in the latest issue of Inside Dental Technology! 👏 This issue spotlights women who are transforming the dental lab industry. Great work, Erin. 🦷🪥

Read the full article: https://tinyurl.com/2f2r52r3

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #RestorativeDentistry #dentaltechnology

[NEWS] Durham Tech recently relaunched the Electric Line Technician program 👏

The program is a total of 14 weeks. Students will spend 10 weeks on Durham Tech’s Northern Durham Center campus and the final four weeks on the grounds of the old Chapel Hill airport. While in Durham, the students learn the above-ground portion of the class and climb two sizes of practice poles. At the airport, the students learn the underground portion of the trade, doing things like splicing wires.

The program is also FREE to students, thanks to a grant from Duke Energy.

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/durham-tech-relaunches-electric-line-program

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #Linetech #electricline

[NEWS] Durham Tech graduate Kilie Fetzer has been named the 2025 ApprenticeshipNC Outstanding Registered Apprentice. 👏

Fetzer, who graduated from the surgical technology program at Durham Tech, was hired by Duke Health shortly after completing an apprenticeship there.

“Going through the apprenticeship truly gave me such an advantage in my job today,” she said. “I will always be grateful for where it led me and honored by the award bestowed on me.”

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/durham-tech-graduate-named-2025-apprenticeshipnc-outstanding-registered-apprentice

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #apprenticeshipnc

Photos from Durham Tech FBLA Collegiate's post

Our Spring Open House event last Saturday was a record-breaking success! 🎉

Prospective students and families got to connect with program directors, explore campus, and discover all the amazing resources Durham Tech has to offer.

If you're ready to take the next step, now’s the time to register for summer and fall classes! Click the link below to get started. ⬇️
https://www.durhamtech.edu/apply

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

🥞 Join the Culinary Arts and Hospitality program on Wednesday, April 2 for a delicious meal at the Durham Tech American Tobacco Campus.

🍴 Seating is available at 11:30 a.m. or 12:45 p.m. and the cost is $20 per person. Bring your friends and enjoy lunch together while supporting an incredible program.

🔗 Reservations can be made here:
https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/15ed4bac-acb0-4d06-9a87-c93e571e640b/reserve?partySize=2&dateTime=2025-04-02T11:30:00.000-04:00

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

WOW! We’re still buzzing from last Friday’s Women Owning the Workforce event! 🎉

Female-identifying students in grades 9-12 explored careers in skilled trades through hands-on workshops such as wood turning, landscaping & horticulture, and electrical wiring. ⚡🌱🛠️

Opportunities like these help shape the future of skilled trades and bring more diversity to the workforce! 💪

Thank you Lowe's Home Improvement for donating mini buckets for each of our participants.

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #SkilledTrades

Suma es nuestro evento anual enfocado en mujeres, en conmemoración del Mes Internacional de la Mujer, que empodera a emprendedoras hispanas en Carolina del Norte. Esta conferencia gratuita ofrece valiosas herramientas, recursos y oportunidades de networking para impulsar el éxito de sus negocios.

¡Regístrate ahora!
https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=180450007

[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] These key members of our automotive program worked alongside the Durham Tech Foundation to secure a $250,000 grant from the Advance Auto Parts Foundation last semester. The funds are being utilized for student scholarships, upgraded technology, tools, equipment and an apprenticeship program to provide hands-on job experience. Great work, team! 👏

#DoGreatThings #greatworkgreatpeople

[NEWS] Durham Tech has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to enhance our Electric Line Technician training program. 👏👏

With over $6.6 million invested in NC’s workforce over the past 5 years, Duke Energy is fueling the future of skilled jobs like electric line technicians in our state.

"This investment helps remove financial barriers, ensuring more students can access training for high-demand, high-wage careers that strengthen our workforce and community,” said Roxanne Miller, Executive Director of the Durham Tech Foundation

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5beardsn

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #dukeenergy

Congratulations to Chief Jamaal Walker, head of Durham Tech's Police and Public Safety, on his recent completion of N.C. State's highly regarded Law Enforcement Executive Program. 👏

According to N.C. State, the six-month program explored ideas and techniques of public management as they apply to police agencies; sharpened the personal skills necessary to excel as police managers; and allowed participants to step outside daily activities and responsibilities to think creatively about the job of managing a law enforcement agency. #DoGreatThings

[NEWS] As part of a relationship with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, Durham Tech now offers a Ukrainian language course.

This partnership was natural because the two institutions have worked together previously. Durham Tech is now the first learning institution in the region to offer such a course.

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/durham-tech-unc-chapel-hill-partner-offer-ukrainian-language-course

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] Many thanks to our certified ALICE trainers. They help keep our campuses, students and employees safe. 👏

#dogreatthings #greatworkgreatpeople

Photos from Durham Early College of Health Sciences's post

Congratulations to the 2025 Clinical Research Equity Scholars, Michelle Ko, Mackenna Moore, and Joab Odera. 🎉

This partnership between Durham Tech and Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute helps make research more accessible to everyone by providing hands-on experience and training in community-engaged research led by Duke faculty.

Read more: https://ctsi.duke.edu/news/ctsi-welcomes-clinical-research-equity-scholars-partnership-durham-tech

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

Applied for graduation? CHECK ✅
Now it’s time to order your cap and gown! 🎓

Make sure to submit your order by Friday, March 21.
https://www.durhamtech.edu/student-services/commencement

[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] These Durham Tech employees have been integral, along with our partners at Durham Public Schools and Duke Health, in securing funding and launching the Durham Early College of Health Sciences in fall 2025. We look forward to meeting our first freshman class. 👏

#DoGreatThings #GreatWorkGreatPeople

Join us for an author reading, Q & A, and book signing to celebrate the release of English Faculty Bridget Bell's debut poetry collection, All That We Ask of You Is to Always Be Happy. These poems offer an honest portrayal of the complex realities of motherhood, including the devastating effects of postpartum depression. Light refreshments will be available. Books will also be for sale at the event.

Tuesday, Feb. 25
12:30-1:30 pm
Main Campus Building 3, room 125

#DoGreatThings

Durham Tech will be operating on Yellow Status on Wednesday, Feb. 19. All College locations are closed, and employees will work remotely, except for essential personnel. Classes that are able will meet remotely.

We anticipate the likelihood of remote operations on Thursday, as well. We will provide an update Wednesday afternoon.

If you cannot access your classes remotely, contact your instructor. Students should not come to campus until the College is no longer on Yellow Status.

Please check the College website, email and social media for any additional updates.

We were happy to have the opportunity to discuss legislative priorities, update our elected leaders on what is happening at the College and have student ambassadors and leaders from the Faculty Association and Staff Association meet with our Orange and Durham legislative delegations when they recently visited Main Campus. #DoGreatThings

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[EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT] Dr. Holly June and Dr. Jen Servi-Roberts pitch in where needed at the College, including making sure our students get off on the right foot for classes by providing support for our bookstore. 👏

#DoGreatThings #greatworkgreatpeople

Black History Month has a special resonance this year after our recent 40th anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Celebration at Durham Tech. At the Jan. 17 event, Dean David Long reminded us that Durham Tech started its MLK Day a full two years before the nation would officially celebrate the national holiday – and 16 years before the last state would make it a state holiday.

❤️ Being out in front on MLK Day was nothing new for Durham Tech. When the College started in September 1961, we had a racially integrated board of trustees and student body. This was just a year-and-a half after the February 1, 1960 Woolworth sit-ins in Greensboro and years before the 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act. This community and this college were not waiting, they were acting.

💛 During Black History Month this year, we will be running stories from our 60 for 60 series (from our 60th anniversary year) each week to celebrate Durham Tech moments and achievements that have added to our local, state and national historical record.

💚 We will start by sharing the story of our founding board and the context of economic change and racial conflict in which they were working to launch the College.

https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/60-60-founding-board-trustees-faced-industrial-shifts-racial-conflict

It is our honor to be part of a great history of impact at Durham Tech and our responsibility to continue that work.

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #BlackHistoryMonth

An inspiring evening at the 2nd annual Life Sciences Networking Event! 🌟 Grateful to our life sciences team and our partner Novo Nordisk for bringing together students, alumni, and professionals to connect, learn, and grow. 🔬💡

#DoGreatThings #networking #LifeSciences

Doing great things! 👏

Last call for applications to the new Durham Early College of Health Sciences (DECHS)! 📣

This is a life-changing opportunity for rising 9th grade students to get a jumpstart on a successful healthcare career.

🩺 DECHS will allow students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or healthcare credential in nursing, clinical trials research, surgical technology or allied health at Durham Tech. Upon graduation, qualified students can immediately pursue jobs or research roles at Duke Health.

🩺 DECHS is also a tuition-free public school. College courses, textbooks, and fees are fully covered, providing access to a top-tier opportunity without financial barriers.

Applications are due TOMORROW, Jan. 31, so don't wait!

Apply now: https://www.dpsnc.net/domain/2980

Durham Early College of Health Sciences
Durham Public Schools
Duke Health

From helping newborns take their first breath to supporting patients with asthma, COPD, and more—Respiratory Therapists are breathing life into every moment.

If this sounds like the career for you, apply to our Respiratory Therapy program. Applications close on February 1, so act now! 🔔

The following programs also have an application deadline of February 1:

✅ LPN-ADN
✅ Associate Degree Nursing
✅ Practical Nursing

Start your journey toward a life-changing career today: https://health.apply.durhamtech.edu/

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durhamnc #durham #orangecountync #respiratorytherapist

🤝 Durham Tech is proud to partner with Duke Health to provide a third cohort of surgical technology students with hands-on training through our apprenticeship program.

Congratulations to Collin Soja, Wallisa Thomas and Erin Pruitt as they embark on this new journey. We are so proud of you! 👏

Our apprenticeship program is for anyone looking to jumpstart a new career or transition into an in-demand field. Students are employed full-time by the employer while taking applicable courses at Durham Tech.

Learn more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/work-based-education-apprenticeship/asap

#DoGreatThings

This great Durham Tech team was honored by the College recently for their tireless efforts to build bridges between area high schools and the College. They have increased the number of high school students enrolled in dual enrollment programs for the past 4 semesters.

We are extremely proud of our dual enrollment programs, our Middle College and our upcoming Durham Early College of Health Sciences that this team has worked with Duke Health and Durham Public Schools to launch for fall 2025 after receiving funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. Great work!

#DoGreatThings

What a successful Day at Duke event! Students interested in Durham Early College of Health Sciences(DECHS) had the opportunity to explore the surgical training lab, medicinal plants in the Research Greenhouse, and so much more.

🔔 Attention rising 9th graders and families: There is still time to apply for the inaugural class of DECHS through Durham Public Schools’ magnet lottery.

📚 DECHS will allow students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or healthcare credential in nursing, clinical trials research, surgical technology or allied health at Durham Tech. Upon graduation, qualified students can immediately pursue jobs or research roles at Duke Health.

📚 DECHS is a tuition-free public school. College courses, textbooks, and fees are fully covered, providing access to a top-tier opportunity without financial barriers.

Apply now before the January 31 deadline: https://www.dpsnc.net/domain/2980

Durham Public Schools
Duke Health

Chef Betty Redwood-Brown, Durham Tech culinary arts instructor, is spearheading a new partnership between the College and the Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough in which she is teaching inmates cooking skills.

There was a wide range of knowledge among her students. Some didn’t know how to make stock or soup, but wanted to learn skills so they could take better care of their families when they are released. Three students had food businesses, though, and Redwood-Brown said her goal was to help them enhance their skills for their businesses.

Redwood-Brown said she can see the impact she’s having on her students. Her recent graduates wrote her a thank you note, addressing it to Chef Betty, aka Mom.

“It’s all about making a difference in someone else’s life,” she said. “At the end of the day, we’re all trying to reach one goal- to make it better.”

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/its-all-about-making-difference

Durham Tech Culinary Arts & Hospitality

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durham #durhamnc #orangecountync

A statement from President J.B. Buxton:

City of Medicine Academy
Durham School of Technology

Calling all future healthcare heroes! 🌟 Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Whether you're drawn to nursing or respiratory therapy, we have something for everyone at Durham Tech.

Several programs have an application deadline of February 1, so now is the time to apply:

✅ LPN-ADN
✅ Respiratory Therapy
✅ Associate Degree Nursing
✅ Practical Nursing

Start your journey toward a life-changing career today: https://health.apply.durhamtech.edu/

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durham #durhamnc #orangecountync #healthcare #nursing #NursingJobs #respiratorytherapist

This is a great opportunity for students interested in being part of the Durham Early College of Health Sciences first ninth-grade class to get a firsthand look at some of the career possibilities the new high school can put them on a track for. Applications are available now through Durham Public Schools' magnet lottery.

Have you ever considered a career as an Electric Line Technician?
Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 4 to 5 pm for an information session!

We'll cover:
✅ Program Overview
✅ Cost
✅ CDL Permit Requirements
✅ Application Information

Register now: https://visit.durhamtech.edu/event/810229

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durham #durhamnc #orangecountync

Durham Tech will move to Yellow Status at noon Friday, Jan. 10, which means campuses will be closed.

Durham is under a Winter Weather Advisory from 1 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday.

Students who need assistance, however, can engage with College employees virtually for assistance. Find email contacts here for the department you need support with:
https://www.durhamtech.edu/student-services/connectcenter

In addition, the campus bookstore will be closed after noon Friday and on Saturday. Instructors are aware that some students may not have books, as a result, for the first few days of classes, and they will work with students who are in that situation.

Please check the College website, email and social media for additional updates.

✨ Your Future in Health Sciences Starts Here! ✨

Attention rising 9th graders and families: Durham Early College of Health Sciences is now accepting applications for its inaugural class! 🏥

📚 This innovative program opens in August 2025, offering students unique pathways to careers in Nursing, Clinical Research, Medical Assisting, and Surgical Technology while earning a high school diploma and a healthcare credential. Don’t miss this chance to be part of history and join our first-ever cohort of students!

🗓️ Applications close January 31, 2025.
🔗 Apply now at https://www.dpsnc.net/

Now is the time to apply to the new Durham Early College of Health Sciences (DECHS)! This is a life-changing opportunity for rising 9th grade students to get a jumpstart on a successful healthcare career.

DECHS will allow students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate degree or healthcare credential in nursing, clinical trials research, surgical technology or allied health at Durham Tech. Upon graduation, qualified students can immediately pursue jobs or research roles at Duke Health.

DECHS is also a tuition-free public school. College courses, textbooks, and fees are fully covered, providing access to a top-tier opportunity without financial barriers.

Interested to learn more? Two more information sessions are happening on January 14 and January 23.
https://www.dpsnc.net/domain/2980

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durhamnc #healthscience #earlycollege

Are you interested in taking courses online? Durham Tech still has seats available for synchronous online courses in Spring 2025. These online courses can be identified by the "G" in their section number, for example, MAT-152-071AG and PSY-150-072G.

For more information, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page:
https://www.durhamtech.edu/admissions-and-enrollment/g-course-sections-faq

Hear from Ethan Liang, a current Dual Enrollment student at Durham Tech, about his experience taking online courses.

#DoGreatThings #DurhamTech

https://youtu.be/zBTpNNKeHG0?si=zgFhOcD9rVX6d0iB

[NEWS] During a visit to Durham Tech on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Gov. Roy Cooper celebrated the progress made during his time in office building and strengthening North Carolina’s workforce.

The governor was joined by Durham Tech Community College President J.B. Buxton, Piedmont Triad Regional Workforce Development Board Executive Director Wendy Walker-Fox and Durham Tech student and Finish Line grant recipient Laura Harris.

🔗 Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/gov-cooper-highlights-success-finish-line-grants-community-college-students

No one gets left behind at Durham Tech! We are thankful for another year of coming together to make a difference for our students and our community, and we look forward to everything that 2025 will hold.

Check out this year's holiday video featuring the Durham Tech SGA 💚🧡

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech

https://youtu.be/CGJTQCGvRxM?si=3ILACEujwDwTdQa9

We had some holly jolly fun at the Durham Tech Employee Holiday Brunch today 💚💚 #DoGreatThings

TONIGHT! 🎉 If you or someone you know has an 8th grade student interested in pursuing a career in health science, you don’t want to miss this information session about the new Durham Early College of Health Sciences (DECHS).

📚 Our goal for this session is to provide families and their students with hands-on exposure to our four career pathways- Clinical Research Trials, Medical Assisting, Nursing and Surgical Technology.

📚 DECHS is actively recruiting for the inaugural cohort of students for Fall 2025, so now is the time to attend an information session and learn more!

December 11
6:00-7:30 PM
Durham Tech’s Main Campus, Building 9

Please use this address for parking: 1613 Cooper Street, Durham, NC 27703

Applications are now open for ALL Health and Wellness programs! 👏

The following programs have an application deadline of December 15:
✅ Occupational Therapy Assistant (begins Summer 2025)
✅ Opticianry (begins Spring 2025)
✅ Clinical Trials Research (begins Spring 2025)

If you are interested in any of the programs above, act now before the deadline passes! You could be on your way to a new career as early as January.

🔗 Apply here: https://durhamtech-6906.app451.sites.451.io/

There are various deadlines and starting terms for other programs. View the entire list here: https://durhamtech-7398.page451.sites.451.io/

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durham #durhamnc #orangecountync #occupationaltherapy #optician #ClinicalTrials #clinicalresearch

We are excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Durham Tech Holiday Card Art Contest! 🎨🎄

1st place: Eileen Hammond. Dreaming of Winter Break. Linocut on parchment paper.

2nd place: Alexa Craig. The Wonderer. Watercolor.

3rd place: Anna Duran. Rudolph in the Snow. Paper quilling.

Honorable Mentions:
Ellen Boswell. Holiday Lantern. Cut paper.
Calista Robinson. Frozen in Time. Watercolor and pen.
Nayelee Mercado. Tuning in the Snow. Watercolor and pen.
Lucy Gray. Season's Greeting. Watercolor, gouache, color pencil.

Thank you to all the students and employees who participated!

[NEWS] Advance Auto Parts Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket parts supplier, has made a $250,000 gift to the Durham Tech Foundation aimed at providing financial support to Durham Tech’s automotive systems technology program.

The funds will go toward student scholarships, upgraded technology, tools, equipment, and an apprenticeship program to provide hands-on job experience.

The first cohort of Advance Auto Parts Scholars is comprised of five students, all women, who each received a $3,000 scholarship to offset educational expenses. The funds will also be used to purchase toolkits and laptops with training software to loan out to students who need them.

Read more: https://www.durhamtech.edu/news/advance-auto-parts-foundation-gifts-durham-tech-250000-automotive-program

#DoGreatThings #durhamtech #durham #durhamnc #orangecountync #advanceautoparts