In addition, the Office of Workforce Development and Continuing Education provides non-credit courses, High School Equivalency completion through preparation for the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) exam, ESL classes, and workforce training to residents of Dutchess County and beyond.

The majority of alumni live and work in the Hudson Valley, and many have become civic and community leaders.

[4] In 1957, the college was founded on the site of a former tuberculosis hospital, which is now Bowne Hall, the campus's main administrative building.

Since enrolling its first class in 1957, DCC has awarded degrees and certificates to over 30,000 graduates and has provided educational opportunities for many thousands of other students.

These services range from tutoring to programs geared towards helping minority students succeed, and include:[citation needed] Nearly all of DCC's eleven main campus buildings are situated on top of a large hill.

The college offers hands-on learning needed to support installation, maintenance, repair, calibration and troubleshooting of systems including controls and machine-to-machine networks.

On October 6, 2023, First Lady of the United States Jill Biden toured the DCC@Fishkill facility, particularly the newly opened Mechatronics lab.

Teachers must be specially certified by both Poughkeepsie High School and by DCC in order for the classes to be counted as college credit.

[citation needed] Established in 2003, the Charles & Mabel Conklin Scholarship provides students with the full cost of tuition for four semesters at DCC.