Our Community

Durham College is proud to be an active and engaged member of our communities by contributing resources and expertise to enhance social and economic well-being through partnerships, investments and collaboration.

We’ve become more visible than ever in our community after reaching a 10-year station naming partnership with Metrolinx to name the Durham College Oshawa GO station. This unique marketing opportunity also helps DC position itself in the community and surrounding areas as a leader in education, collaboration, inclusivity and innovation.

In October, DC, the Barrett Family Foundation, Invest Durham and Durham Region announced the establishment of The Barrett Centre for Urban Agriculture’s new urban farm project. A lot in north Ajax will serve as a temporary urban farm site to benefit surrounding communities.

Last May, we partnered with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s Centre for Injury Prevention to set the record for the number of individuals trained on how to STOP THE BLEED® in Canada. More than 200 members of the DC community were taught life-saving skills that can help stop quick bleeding injuries.

Together with the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Durham Workforce Authority, DC was selected by the Province of Ontario as the Service System Manager for all regional employment services in Durham Region. We offer extensive experience providing employment services to community members and are well-positioned to support the retraining and future learning of members of our community, including those who have experienced barriers to success.

In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the First Peoples Indigenous Centre (FPIC) collaborated with the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Campus Library and Ontario Tech University's Teaching and Learning Centre to launch a new training course about Indigenous culture and history. Topics include treaties and dynamics between settlers and Indigenous peoples, residential schools, decolonization and other important issues that support our efforts to fulfill commitments outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.

And, our community extends beyond our national borders, as evidenced by our partnership with the Global Guardian Project – a local grassroots initiative – to raise funds to deliver life-saving supplies, training and resources to active conflict zones in Ukraine.