Durham Technical Community College offers 64 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 12 major programs - 8 Certificate and 4 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $2,240 for North Carolina residents and $7,531 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,106 students out of total 5,157 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 224 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 Students3,106 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,227 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,240
Out-of-State$7,531
Student to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)
Online Degree Programs
Total12 Programs
Certificate8 Programs
Associates4 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $2,240 and $7,531 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 (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,229$2,228$2,229$2,290$2,240
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,487$7,479$7,474$7,666$7,531
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
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 64 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 12 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificates, 4 Associates.

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

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs84NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3331NOT 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
EducationONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching28 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Development10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)1 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Clinical Research Coordinator30 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Optometric Technician/Assistant8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (other)3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management47 21 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Durham Technical Community College, there are 5,157 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,333 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,106 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,227 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,157
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,106
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,227
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses824

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,106 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,071 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 33 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,106
North Carolina Resident3,071
Other State In U.S.33
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses3,106
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,379
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking727

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