Durham Technical Community College

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Durham Technical Community College (often DTCC or Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Durham Tech's main campus is near to downtown Durham, Research Triangle Park, and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The college also offers instruction at centers in northern Durham County and in Orange County. Some Durham Tech classes are taught on Chapel Hill High School and Orange High School campuses.

Durham Tech serves over 21,000 students with credit, non-credit, adult, and continuing education offerings. Durham Tech offers career programs leading to over 55 degrees, certificates, and diplomas and university transfer programs. As of 2004, the school boasted 510 faculty members and 5,663 matriculated students.

A large portion of DTCC's students are part-time. In order to give them flexibility, DTCC has a large distance education program, offering numerous online courses and telecourses.

DTCC is a charter member of the North Carolina Community College System, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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On September 5, 1961, the institution was founded as Durham Industrial Education Center. On March 30, 1965, the institution changed its name to Durham Technical Institute, at the specification of the State Board of Education. On July 22, 1986, the institution changed its name to Durham Technical Community College, when the North Carolina General Assembly approved Durham Tech’s request to add a university transfer program.

A 19.6-acre campus in Hillsborough, North Carolina is currently in development, and will accommodate as many as 2,500 students when completed.

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DTCC has a nature trail located at the end of Cooper street, which is maintained and operated by the Durham Tech Science Club. Currently (March 2007), there is a grant pending to add several features to the trail: a sign to demarcate the trail entrance, a security gate to close the trail at sundown, trashcans and benches, and flora identifier signs.

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