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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda 04-14-2026; 1 - Durham Tech Presentation 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 14, 2026 Action Agenda Item Number: 1 SUBJECT: Durham Tech Presentation DEPARTMENT: County Manager ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Presentation Travis Myren, 919-245-2130 JB Buxton, President, Durham Technical Community College, 919-536-7250 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation on various topics related to Durham Technical Community College. BACKGROUND: Durham Technical Community College President JB Buxton will provide a presentation to the Board on various topics including some College goals, the outlook for the future, the Orange County K-12 Partnerships, County-supported Workforce initiatives, and the Orange County Campus addition/renovation project. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with receiving the presentation. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GOAL 5: PUBLIC EDUCATION/LEARNING COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE 1. Foster collaborative relationships with formal and informal educational organizations and agencies to provide opportunities for community members to meet, connect, and learn together. • GOAL 6: DIVERSE AND VIBRANT ECONOMY OBJECTIVE 5. Increase access to and awareness of resources and assistance available to residents and businesses. OBJECTIVE 6. Provide workforce and business development resources to enhance the skills of residents of the County. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the presentation and provide any comments and questions. A;F414 DURHAM rEC ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING Apri12026 DURHAMTEC H 3 2021 -2026 COLLEGE GOALS Enrollment Goal : 10% increase over pre-COVID Actual : 10% increase in degree-seeking students; 3% increase in continuing education students CoCompletion Goal : 60% completion and transfer rate e) Actual : 60% 0 Wage Goal: 80% employment rate w/ livable wages ift Actual : Goal met in applied (CTE) programs; no state data for other program graduates durhamtech.edu �. 4 DURHAM TECH OUTLOOK 1 . The College is in growth mode: students, facilities, partnerships 2. Completion rates are up significantly: faster growth with traditionally low-performing groups, work still to do 3. Key areas of focus: Health and Life Sciences, Technicians and Transfer 4. Disruptions abound: artificial intelligence, federal cuts to R&D, local workforce shifts 5. Community impact: College looking to identify a local problem where we can marshal our assets to help improve Fr4q durhamtech.edu - 5 ORANGE COUNTY K-12 PARTNERSHIPS Oranqe County Schools Chapel-Hill Carrboro County ■ Current efforts: Schools ■ Orange High School: increased Current efforts: the number of students pursuing • Enrollment of AVID dual enrollment courses with the (Advancement via Individual goal of earning a degree or Determination) students certificate prior to graduation ■ Automotive courses at Chapel ■ Current priority: Teacher Cadet Hill High to Associates in Teacher Prep • Software Development at East Chapel Hill High School ■ Goal: By 2030, 35% of Orange . Community Spanish Interpreting County Schools (OCS) at Carrboro High School graduates will have obtained a Goal: By 2030, 25% of CHCCS postsecondary credential graduates will have obtained a postsecondary credential Pr4qdurhamtech.edu - 6 NCCU , UNC-CH & DUKE PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUING NEW ✓ NCCU Eagle Connect Transfer. ✓ NCCU Skilled Trades internships. Improving the Eagle Connect Durham Tech skilled trades students partnership. working as interns with NCCU ✓ UNC-Durham Tech Workforce Facilities Development Working Group. ✓ NCCU Social Work partnerships. Identifying opportunities for NCCU social work students doing internships and partnership in area clinical rotation to support students like clinical trials, medicine, data and Durham Tech counseling office. science. ✓ NCCU life sciences transfer ✓ Duke Nursing and Teaching initiative. Clear and broadened partnerships. Duke provides pathways into NCCU majors that academic supports and co-teaching align with life sciences. in select pathways. ✓ Duke Transfer initiative. First ✓ Durham Early College of Health phase with Pratt School of Sciences. Duke is providing major Engineering slated for Fall 2026. in-kind supports and committing to hire 50-60% of graduates. Fr4q durhamtech.edu - 7 COUNTY-SUPPORTED WORKFORCE INITIATIVES ■ Back to Work Scholarships ■ Orange: 248 scholarships awarded to date ($90,000 out of $100,000) ■ Small Business Center ■ Ramped up services for Spanish speakers and shifted focus from start-ups to employee retention and growth ■ Reached over 1 ,000 attendees in regional small business events ■ Apprenticeships ■ 13 companies with 129 apprentices in areas like health care, advanced manufacturing, life sciences and early childhood ■ Working at present to bring on 10 additional registered apprenticeship employer sponsors ■ Exploring College Sponsor model as way to increase numbers Fr4qdurhamtech.edu - 8 Durham Tech Affordable Housing Project • 902 S Briggs Avenue, Durham 1 -12 acres 1 .25 miles from campus A • 124 Afford-able Housing Units • 30%, 6 , 70 AM • 1-, 2-, and 3- bedroom units • Amenities - Community} Building: libraM computer lab, kitchen, exercise room • Outdoor - P!cnic shelter, benches, pta yground, forest, opera green space, naturaI rrL.L,k • Transportation Access (existing) - Bus stop (Rt. 8), bike lanes, sidewalk tL I" +ell _ - L1 - D U R H A M T E C H durhamtech.edu ORANGE COUNTY CAMPUS ADDITION/RENOVATION 9 Printed on Thu Mae 5,2026 at 09:23 am E3T S � Job 2d-B20 En=Orange Caunty Bldg Addtn LLLL�� 52S College Park Rd HilIsharaugh.Horth Ca-Iina 27273 S—t Corporation Drone Photos Description .. Taken Date 03105f2026 at 10:10 pm Upload Date 03105f2026 at 03=15 am Uploaded By �! or Allison Long - * ■ � File Name DJI 20260305221039 0... �a Location - DTCC Orange County Bldg - t Addtn ❑cane Photos Description Taken Date 03105f2026 at 10:10 pm - Upload Date 03{05f2026 at 09.15 am _ Uploaded By �r .- Allison Long r- File Name — DJI_2@2fi 0305221033 6..- Location DTCC Orange County Bldg Addtn - D U R H A M T E C H durhamtech.edu ORANGE COUNTY CAMPUS '° AD DITION/RE N OVATION RENDERINGS KAI,` ou,namtecn eon �� 11 MAIN CAMPUS HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES BUILDINGS Combined Site Concept Plan - - s � a ROW e — --^,_ —gQLV - - -- .. — — _ IO — r ROW ` HEALTH I m i ----- ;•�.e�r;w�+ .-•,._:.� SCIENCES o i LIFE SCIENCES I� Iz III f, {�, ■ is I. N41f 9lkl •. _ 1 k �'- �. k - D U R H A M T E C H durhamtech.edu r f dl- dw _ { _ _ I 1 •-� 1 r�h1 �. r 13 2026 LONG SESSION PRIORITIES PropelAgenda for - New Community College NC 2. Employee Recruitment and Business Model F Retention 2025-2027 COLLEGES ■ Salary increase to keep up with inflation and reduce impact of potential health plan increases 1 . Propel NC Funding Formula Maintain existing faculty ■ Better positions us in the Greater recruitment and retention funding Triangle region labor market Allow use across faculty and staff ■ Supports challenge of faculty recruitment/retention 3. Enrollment growth and other ■ Increase of —$2.5M compared to priorities existing funding formula Enrollment Growth funding ■ Overall $100M request for the Apprenticeships supports system ■ Short-term workforce training financial assistance ■ Board Appointments F44durhamtech.edu - DISCUSSION : COMMUNITY IMPACT GOAL What issue or challenge could Durham Tech help address and move the needle for the county and region? In addition to education and workforce development, how can we improve community vitality and quality of life? 15 RH M TECH y Thank ou ,