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Durham Technical Community College

Durham Technical Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Durham, NC. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $6,594 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,294 and it offers 41 programs(12 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Durham Technical Community College is $6,594 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Durham Technical Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
59% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,478 (exclude student loans).
Durham Technical CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$6,594
Average Financial Amount$7,478

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Durham Technical Community College offers 41 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,825 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Durham Technical Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate2871,023
2 Years Certificate131168
Total4181,825

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 1,023 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 168 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 634 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 371 completers-
Information Technology✕371-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕2-
Education [+] ✔ (1 completers) 90 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔90-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕9-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)✕15-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 79 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕79-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 47 completers-
Child Development✔47-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 17 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕17-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (2 completers) 43 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔19-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕8-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕12-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔4-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Electrician✕16-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕61-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕4-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (2 completers) 121 completers-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕26-
Clinical Research Coordinator✕74-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕11-
Orthopedic Technology/Technician✕0-
Optometric Technician/Assistant✔8-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)✔2-
Business [+] ✔ 141 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔79-
Office Management and Supervision✕4-
Accounting✕2-
Accounting and Finance✕45-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕3-
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management✕8-
Total1,023
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Information Technology✕38-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Language Interpretation and Translation✕50-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕8-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔13-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Electrician✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕11-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕1-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕11-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕27-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕0-
Total168
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Information Technology✕25-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕1-
Education [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕23-
Engineering [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕11-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕6-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕8-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕7-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (1 completers) 399 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕300-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✔99-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (3 completers) 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔11-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕4-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management✔1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)✔1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Electrician✕5-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 109 completers-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕2-
Medical Office Management/Administration✕4-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕6-
Clinical Research Coordinator✕13-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕10-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕16-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Anesthesiologist Assistant✕6-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕7-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕1-
Pre-Nursing Studies✕2-
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician✕10-
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕32-
Business [+] ✔ 15 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔8-
Office Management and Supervision✕1-
Accounting✕3-
Accounting and Finance✕1-
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management✕2-
Total634

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,294 students are attending at Durham Technical Community College. There are 134 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 363 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 6 to 1 (16.67%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 356 (full-time) and 446 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Durham Technical Community College is 23% and transfer-out rate is 23%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.
Durham Technical CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,294
Graduation Rate23%
Number of Faculty497
Student to Faculty Ratio6 to 1

Student Population at Durham Technical CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,119 students enrolled into Durham Technical Community College. By gender, 1,518 male and 2,601 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Durham Technical Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Durham Technical Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,1191,5182,601
Full-time731335396
Part-tme3,3881,1832,205
There are 1,352 White (32.82%), 1,249 Black/African American (30.32%), 753 Hispanic (18.28%), 207 Asian (5.03%), and 1,309 students with other races attending Durham Technical Community College. 192 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Durham Technical Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,1191,5182,601
American Indian/Native American1248
Asian20788119
Black/African American1,249371878
Hispanic753270483
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,352578774
Two More1515398
Un-Known20187114
Non-resident Alien19266126
Durham Technical Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
2,723 students (66.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 963 students (23.38% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Durham Technical Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Durham Technical Community College
Number of Students
Total4,119
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,723
Enrolled Some Online Courses963
Not in Online Courses433
By age range, at Durham Technical Community College, 1,045 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.37% of total students), 1,340 students are aged below 20 (32.53%), 170 students are aged above 50 (8.01%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Durham Technical Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,1191,5182,601
Under 18582201381
Age 18-19758346412
Age 20-21532236296
Age 22-24513196317
Age 25-29556178378
Age 30-34436141295
Age 35-3926273189
Age 40-49310102208
Age 50-6416544121
Over 64514

Directory and Accreditation Information

Durham Technical Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1971 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Durham Technical Community College.
1637 Lawson Street, Durham, NC
919-536-7200
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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