Davidson-Davie Community College

Vice President Joe Biden , Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis , and Dr. Jill Biden touring the college in 2012. Originally chartered in 1958 as an Industrial Education Center [ 7 ] DCCC provided education and skills to assist the community in transitioning from an agriculturally based to a manufacturing-based economy. In 1963, enrollment consisted of 51 students in adult education and service programs with 125 students enrolled in vocational and technical courses. Officially chartered as Davidson County Community College in 1965, the college began offering a larger variety of degrees and certificates including Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS). College transfer courses were added in 1966, [ 7 ] and for the Spring 2012 graduating class, nearly 200 students earned the college transfer credential of the AA, AS or Associate's in General Education (AGE) degree. On January 1, 2021, Davidson County Community College changed their name to Davidson-Davie Community College to better reflect their commitment to both Davidson and Davie counties [ 8 ] Currently, there are several projects planned or currently underway for new facilities on both the Davidson and Davie campuses. Student enrollment continues to expand every year. [ 9 ]

Davidson Campus The Davidson Campus is located in central Davidson County, the Davidson Campus currently has 14 academic buildings. The campus also houses an emergency training facility, a walking track, and a small memorial garden. The architectural campus design features a central "quad", or courtyard, featuring a large fountain, and tree grove with benches and seating. Each building features a matching brick façade generally using a Modern architectural design. Services on the Davidson Campus include "The Storm Cellar" (campus dining facility), a student lounge, and the campus bookstore. The two-story Grady Edward Love Learning Resources Center (Library) features Wi-Fi access, [ 10 ] a computer lab, and individual study rooms. The William T. Sinclair building is the original campus building. The Sinclair building is experiencing significant renovation: modern machining classes and the advanced manufacturing program hosted the Vice President in early spring 2012. An automotive bay within the William T. Sinclair building has since been transformed into an aquarium lab that supports the aquarium track of the Zoo and Aquarium (ZAS) associate in applied science degree. The Davidson campus also sports Davidson Early College High School, an early college program for high school aged students in Davidson County. The program began as a middle college in 2004, before transitioning into an early college in 2006. The program began in the William T. Sinclair building, before moving to the Dr. Edgar Holton Reich Building in 2020.

In September 2009, the college revealed that a local Lexington family had donated 183 acres (0.74 km 2 ) of land to the college. [ 11 ] This donation increased the size of the Davidson Campus from 97 acres (390,000 m 2 ) to 280 acres (1.1 km 2 ) . Future plans include athletic fields, additional educational buildings, a renewable pine forest and a sports/conference arena.

The Davie Campus, located on 45 acres (180,000 m 2 ) in Mocksville, North Carolina features three academic buildings. Recent additions have added 8,500 square feet (790 m 2 ) of space to the Laboratory building with the first floor of the Community building being renovated to serve as the campus library/computer lab, offering testing, research assistance, printing and copying, and tutoring. [ 12 ] In the same style as the Davidson campus, each building features a brick facade in a Modern architectural style. The Davie campus also fully houses the Cancer Information, Histotechnology, Phlebotomy, Practical Nurse Education and Welding programs. Like the Davidson campus, Davie hosts an Early College allowing students to earn an associate degree as they earn their high school credential. Services on the Davie campus include a computer lab, library, and several study spaces with vending machines.