Durham Technical Community College — College Profile

About

Located in the heart of North Carolina's vibrant Research Triangle, Durham Technical Community College is highly regarded for its affordable, career-focused education and its exceptionally strong programs in nursing, health technologies, information technology, and biotechnology. The college offers a welcoming, highly diverse, and flexible campus environment tailored to both traditional students and working professionals, fostering a supportive community focused on social mobility and student success. What truly sets Durham Tech apart are its seamless, guaranteed transfer partnerships with top-tier universities—such as the C-STEP program with UNC-Chapel Hill—and its direct pipeline of customized workforce training that connects students to high-paying careers in the adjacent Research Triangle Park.

Wikipedia:Durham Technical Community College is a public community college in Durham, North Carolina. The college serves Northern Durham County at its Northern Durham Center, and in Orange County at its Orange County Campus completed in 2008.

Location

Durham, NC, 27703-5023 · City campus

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Nearest airport from college

RDU · Raleigh-Durham

8 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$1,986$6,594

Books & supplies$1,300$1,300

Cost of attendance$10,430$15,038 est.

Average net price$1,664Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$6,594

In-state: $1,986

Books & supplies$1,300

Cost of attendance$15,038 est.

In-state: $10,430

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $1,664

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$525

$30–48k

$1,495

$48–75k

$2,850

$75–110k

$9,407

$110k+

$9,930

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

40%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

31% graduated · 32% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 36% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$31,129

10 yrs after entry$36,142

Debt

Median at graduation$14,750

Monthly payment$156

Middle 50% owe$4.1k–$15.5k

90th percentile$25,814

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% graduate within 6 yrs.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 36%Women 64%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

7 : 1

Pell grant

31%

First-gen

42%

Family income

$18,500

Independent

59%

Veterans

Age at entry

27.0

Part-time

67%

Race & ethnicity

White

22%

Hispanic

23%

Black

34%

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Full-time faculty

22%

Faculty salary

$6,720/mo

Teaching spend

$8,958

per student

Federal loans

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — mixed transfer/career

Undergraduate profile