unitid 198455 · Durham, NC · public 2-year · city (large)
Durham Technical Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,235
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,890
69th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
31%
undergrads on Pell grants
54th pctl among public 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
69th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$10,430
5th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$1,664
after aid, aided students
4th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,142
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$14,750
92nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $525 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k60%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k10%
- 75-110k4%
- 110k+2%
- Median family income
- $18,501
- First-generation students
- 42%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,986
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 402 | $43,222 | $11,321 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 87 | — | $10,208 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 80 | — | $25,522 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 75 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 61 | — | $17,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 55 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 46 | $69,257 | $25,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 42 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 41 | $74,092 | $21,448 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 40 | — | $24,617 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 36 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 28 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.