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Middle College High School at Durham Technical Community College, often abbreviated Middle College High School@DTCC or MCHS@DTCC, is a public high school located in Durham, North Carolina. It is part of the Durham Public Schools system.
Both earned associate degrees from Durham Technical Community College, thanks to two years at Middle College High School, which allows students to enroll in community college classes for free.
University College, the oldest of the 17 Durham Colleges. Durham operates a collegiate structure similar to that of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, in that all colleges at Durham, being constituent colleges of a "recognised body", are "listed bodies" [1] in the Education (Listed Bodies) (England) Order 2013 made under the Education Reform Act 1988.
Riverside High School opened in 1991 (the first class graduated in 1993) and currently enrolls approximately 1,700 students. It is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public School System . The school offers classes on a block schedule on a semester basis, with students taking 4 classes—generally 2 core and 2 elective—each semester.
In 2011, for the first time in this school's history, all of the NCSSM varsity sports in the fall season won regional championships. Men's cross-country and men's soccer were state champions, while women's tennis and women's volleyball were state runners-up and a member of the women's diving team placed second at the 1A/2A state meet.
Northern High School employs over 150 staff members including four assistant principals. [4] 36.8% of Northern students earned a 17 or above on the ACT during the 2016–2017 school year. [5] In 2007, Northern High School was ranked as the 928th best high school in America by Newsweek. [6]
During the 1980s, Jordan High School was the second largest high school in Durham County after Northern High School. In 2022, with over 2,000 students, Jordan High School is the largest in the system. A ten-year plan calls for Jordan High School to be replaced, possibly on the current 99-acre site. [7]
The school was founded by Dr. Lucinda McCauley Harris as "McCauley Business School" in 1946 for the purpose of training negros for business careers. [1] In 1966, Durham College attempted to get accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools. [7] In 1970, the college was licensed by the North Carolina Board of Education. [1]