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Tidewater Community College is on the front lines of training today’s respiratory therapists. TCC students learn in a state-of-the-art high-fidelity simulation laboratory enabling them to develop problem-solving skills with immediate feedback from faculty. Here are ten reasons why this may be the career for you. Tidewater Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program is a recipient of the 2021 […]

Tidewater Community College invites the community to Family Movie Night on Nov. 12 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road. All activities will be held at the outdoor Grove stage area behind the George C. Pass building.  This outdoor family fun night will feature carnival games, concessions, face painting, photo booth, music […]

“Bring it on!” Taylor Moneypenny never imagined starting her career as a respiratory therapist during a pandemic caused by a virus that affects the respiratory system. But after a circuitous route, the Chesapeake resident, who graduated from Tidewater Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy in May 2020, will start her […]

How do you influence needed change? One person at a time. That’s what inspired Tidewater Community College Professor Antonio Passaro, Ph.D., to suggest improvements to the Criminal Justice programs in Virginia’s Community Colleges, following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. “That incident sparked a passion in me to do something to change […]

Tidewater Community College will hold a mini-mester session or a “miniature semester” that will allow students to earn college credits at an accelerated pace between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The mini-mester session is from Nov. 29 – Dec. 17. During that time, the college will offer three-week, three-credit courses exclusively online in a variety of subjects, […]

Alexander Williams has a hard hat that he’s quite proud of. He has a full-time construction job with benefits, and great hours thanks to training offered through Tidewater Community College’s Center for Workforce Solutions. TCC’s program provides introductory training as part of the National Center for Construction Education and Research. The class covers topics like […]

A new agreement between Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University provides students with a new path to an associate degree. TCC students who transfer at least 45-credit hours to Old Dominion University are eligible for an exclusive opportunity to earn their associate degree at Old Dominion. “We are thrilled to offer this new opportunity […]

Tidewater Community College received a seventh federal grant to help train military veterans and their spouses for careers in trucking. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently awarded TCC a $94,842 grant, which will be administered by the college’s Center for Military and Veterans Education (CMVE). “So far we’ve helped […]

Tidewater Community College welcomes students and the community to participate in programming for “My Thoughts. My Voice. My Art.” MTMVMA is a series of online events addressing the themes of diversity, adversity, inequality, social justice and empowerment during a time of social change. Events include art exhibits, music and theatrical performances, lecture and panel discussions, […]

Tidewater Community College remembers one of its own. James Tom Riffe joined TCC as a mechanic for the Truck Driver program in 2007. For four years he maintained TCC’s fleet of trucks to ensure they were road-ready for student drivers. In 2011, he became a trucking instructor bringing decades of experience to the classroom and […]