2022 Durham County Bond Referendum

The $112.7 million referendum, if approved, would provide high-quality training hubs for major regional industries in healthcare and life sciences. With booming career opportunities in these sectors, Â鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß²¥·Å is well-positioned to prepare local residents for great jobs and provide a diverse workforce pipeline to area companies.

  • The proposed bond projects address current and projected in-demand jobs in priority industries and would create high-quality training hubs to prepare Durham residents for great jobs that require community college-level training and provide area companies with a diverse workforce pipeline.

  • The proposed facilities were designed with industry input and based on the settings student will work in and the equipment they will use.

  • Â鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß²¥·Å sits amidst major growth in the life sciences sector with 45 new companies and 7,000 new jobs announced in the last five years with 50% in Durham.

  • The College is the only community college in NC to serve two tertiary care level hospitals in UNC and Duke Health, as well as the Durham VA and long-term care facilities – and jobs in the field are projected for double digit growth in the years ahead.
overhead image of artistic rendering of main campus with the two new buildings

The Breakdown

Best in class training for Healthcare jobs
Pipelines to Life Science jobs
Better facilities for skills training


$74 Million

for an 86,000-square-foot building to expand and consolidate all Allied Health Programs into one building, including a pedestrian connector across East Lawson Street from the Educational Resources Center.


$35.2 Million

for a 35,280-square-foot building to house life sciences industry training and education.


$3.5 Million

to purchase parcels for the future expansion of the Durham Main Campus.

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