Durham Technical Community College offers 74 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 14 major programs - 9 Certificate and 5 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,290 for North Carolina residents and $7,666 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,553 students out of total 4,294 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 468 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Durham Technical Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameDurham Technical Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1637 Lawson Street, Durham, NC
Online Students2,553 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,216 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,290
Out-of-State$7,666
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total14 Programs
Certificate9 Programs
Associates5 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Durham Technical Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,290 and $7,666 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,228$2,229$2,228$2,229$2,290
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,704$7,487$7,479$7,474$7,666
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Durham Technical Community College offers 74 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 14 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 9 Certificates, 5 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs95NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3935NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching16 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Development40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 166 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies4 6 NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management3 5 NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Clinical Research Coordinator46 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Optometric Technician/Assistant5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management53 18 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Durham Technical Community College, there are 4,294 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,769 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,553 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,216 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,294
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,553
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,216
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses525

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,553 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,516 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 30 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,553
North Carolina Resident2,516
Other State In U.S.30
Outside of U.S.3
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,553
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,035
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking518

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