[2] Durham Technical College opened in 1957 and was originally focused on supporting the mining industry, with courses in engineering and construction.

With both sites in need of updating, the board of governors decided to develop the college on a single campus in Framwellgate Moor.

In 2002, the college was given planning permission to build a new £37 million campus, which opened at the start of the 2005 academic year.

[1] The Neville's Cross site was sold for redevelopment, eventually becoming the home of Durham University's Ustinov College in 2018.

[3] In 2020, New College Durham became the anchor FE partner for the North East Institute of Technology, one of the first twelve institutes of technology established by the UK government, in partnership with other local FE providers, Newcastle University as the HE anchor, and Nissan and Esh Group as the employment partners.