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Durham Technical Community College

Durham, North Carolina Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Durham Technical Community College is a public two-year institution based in Durham, North Carolina. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 5,157 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Durham Technical Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 44 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Information Technology. It awarded 920 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,157
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
920
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
44
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 44

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 16
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Education 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Engineering Technologies 4
Engineering 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
588
Certificates under 1 year
266
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
66

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,157
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,157
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,363
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
21%
Black or African American
33%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
61%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
John (J.B.) Buxton
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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