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OUR STUDENTS

Goal: To educate and inspire students to realize success in their careers and communities.

WE WILL:

Deliver high-quality programs that reflect labour markets and are responsive to emerging economies.
Provide exceptional learning experiences that create opportunities for students to build resilience, competence, personal capacity and life-enhancing skills.
Foster the development of durable skills that are transferable across all industries and workplaces.
Champion experiential learning, global engagement and applied research opportunities.
Cultivate relationships with students that extend beyond graduation.
Advocate for the necessity and value of lifelong learning.

DC Advertising students support DRPS human trafficking awareness campaign

As part of its effort to provide the best student experience, Durham College (DC) fosters strong connections with a variety of local partners, offering students the opportunity to put theory into practice while completing their programs. In the School of Media, Art & Design (MAD), students learn to establish and maintain client relationships by collaborating ...

DC Advertising students support DRPS human trafficking awareness campaign

DC’s Enactus team wins 2021 Central Canada Regional Championship

The Durham College (DC) Enactus team, EnactusDC, recently won its first-ever regional championship at the 2021 Enactus Canada Regional Exposition in the Scotiabank Climate Action Challenge, for Project 3eeHive. A branded apparel social enterprise, Project 3eeHive is focused on education, empowering consumers, and collectively restoring bee habitats. “I’m extremely proud of our team’s commitment this year ...

DC’s Enactus team wins 2021 Central Canada Regional Championship

DC Journalism students put learning to work, gain real-work experience creating COVID-cation podcast

Faced with COVID-19-related cancellations and postponements of their field placements, six Durham College Journalism – Mass Media students decided to create their own real-work experience. The result is COVID-cation, a weekly podcast created by students for students. Each episode focuses on a specific theme – from education to emotional wellbeing to finances – while exploring ...

DC Journalism students put learning to work, gain real-work experience creating COVID-cation podcast

DC Advertising students create buzz with wins in national creative competition

Several students in the Durham College (DC) Advertising and Marketing Communications program walked away from a national creative competition with more than bragging rights; they also secured prestigious paid apprenticeships with award-winning agency, Grip Limited (Grip). Teams of DC students competed in Grip’s annual Orange Juicer competition, which challenges students from across North America to ...

DC Advertising students create buzz with wins in national creative competition

DC journalism student Tara Sottile earns double work-integrated learning awards

Tara Sottile, a second-year student in the Durham College (DC) Journalism – Mass Media program, has been named a Work-integrated Learning (WIL) Student of the Year at both the provincial and national level. On March 11, Education at Work Ontario (EWO) announced Sottile as their 2019 WIL Student of the Year. EWO awards the honour ...

DC journalism student Tara Sottile earns double work-integrated learning awards

DC students test their skills and collaborate in emergency simulation

On February 29, 195 Durham College (DC) students, faculty and industry partners collaborated on an intense, large-scale emergency simulation exercise at the Oshawa campus that let students put their classroom and lab training into action. Bringing together participants from the schools of Justice & Emergency Services, Health & Community Services and Media, Art & Design, ...

DC students test their skills and collaborate in emergency simulation