Durham Technical Community College (often Durham Tech) is a public two-year accredited institution of higher education and technical training school located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The college serves Northern Durham County at its Northern Durham Center, and in Orange County at its Orange County Campus completed in 2008. On September 5, 1961, the institution was founded as Durham Industrial Education Center. On March 30, 1965, the institution changed its name to Durham Technical Institute, at the specification of the State Board of Education.