Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #5: Better Prices & Payment Options
We realize that buying a PE Exam Review is a major purchase that can be challenging to manage. That’s why we’ve worked to keep our prices as low as possible, and why we introduced our Pay-As-You-Go option. You can spread out the cost by purchasing each module of the course when you need it. Or […]
PE EXAM TIP – Work on Your Problem Recognition
One of the most important skills you need to be successful on the PE Exam is “problem recognition.” When you see a problem on the exam, you want to identify it immediately as belonging to a certain class of problems, maybe even a specific problem you’ve seen before: “This is a Statics equilibrium problem.” or […]
NC State Engineers Students Creating Protective Shield Face Masks
Concerned about the safety medical workers, graduate students at North Carolina State University’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering machine shop are now creating protective shields for medical personnel working with Covid-19 patients in hospitals and clinics. These specialized masks have positive pressure systems to create a seal around the doctor’s face and prevent any aerosols from […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #6: It’s All We Do
We are small company that is laser focused on one objective – to make our courses the best preparation possible for the Civil and Mechanical PE Exams. It really is all we do. Dr. Tom and his team worked diligently for many years to develop and refine the highly effective Dr. Tom Method of preparing […]
FEATURED FREE VIDEOS – SAMPLE DTC LESSONS
Thinking about signing up for a DTC PE Exam Review? Then you should definitely check out our Sample Video Lessons from our Mechanical PE Exam Reviews. These videos allow you to see what you’ll be getting when you take our courses – what a typical lesson looks like and how each of our instructors teach. […]
Self-sanitizing Face Mask Project Receives NSF RAPID Grant
National Science Foundation (NSF) has called for immediate proposals that have potential to address the spread of COVID-19. Last week, Northwestern University’s Jiaxing Huang received a rapid response research (RAPID) grant from NSF to develop a new self-sanitizing medical face mask that deactivates viruses on contact. The Northwestern project is the first physical sciences and […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #7: Flexibility
Maximum flexibility is built in to DTC PE Exam Review courses in multiple ways because we understand that you are a very busy person, and that finding time to prepare for the PE Exam is a big challenge. We give you the structure, you choose the schedule. First, our courses are available 24/7 online and […]
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL – Study Anytime, Anywhere
“I’m 10 years out of school with 3 kids under 3 and a full time job in project management. I liked the flexibility of video on demand. Most of my studying was done late at night. DTC also gave me a plan, helped me prioritize the key areas of study, not get bogged down into […]
How Wide Should a Travel Lane Be?
DTC’s own Civil Transportation instructor, Dr. Daniel Findley, was recently interviewed by WRAL TV news for an in-depth story about the impact of lane widths on safety. Although no conclusive scientific evidence is available, the results of individual studies show both increases and decreases in crashes after a lane is narrowed. Although somewhat counter-intuitive, the narrowing of a […]
Top Ten Reasons DTC Is the BEST – #8: Extended Access
In the ten years that we’ve been offering DTC PE Exam reviews, we’ve learned that fitting exam prep into an already busy life is always a challenge. Add in a family emergency, a work crisis, or an unexpected heath issue, and your review can be delayed for a time. That’s why we decided to celebrate […]
