Military-related students, we’ve got you covered. Pose any question about almost anything, and Tidewater Community College’s Center for Military and Veterans Education will provide an answer. “The buck stops here,” said Shelly Bearden, a VERITAS veterans resource liaison. “I’m not going to send anyone to another office. If something’s not working, if you’re frustrated with […]
Tidewater Community College alumna Rickkita Taylor says the three minutes she spent on “Ellen” were life changing. Not only did she get to meet DeGeneres, the star of the show, she received $10,000 for her family and another $10,000 the charity she runs. “Meeting Ellen and being in the room with all of that energy […]
It’s not just Tidewater Community College students who will benefit from the Re-Employing Virginians (REV) initiative, which will provide scholarships to those unemployed or underemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regional employers will benefit as well. Gov. Ralph Northam’s $27 million initiative in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act targets those in […]
Tidewater Community College is the recipient of a $2,500 donation from Anthem Healthkeepers Plus, which will assist students facing financial barriers and basic need insecurities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthem Healthkeepers Plus, the largest Medicaid health plan in Virginia, requested that TCC use the funds to purchase hygiene kit items for students who visit […]
One-third of our students are military-related. This week we highlight some of them in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Snapping pictures, Matthew McCarthy forgets. Instead of reflecting on his lost Navy career or the Multiple sclerosis diagnosis that unexpectedly ended it, the California native focuses on the subject in front of the lens. “When […]
One-third of TCC’s students are military-related. This week we highlight some of them in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Air Force veteran Kendall Shook spent her career serving her country and community. She started as a Russian cryptologic linguist in the service and later worked as an emergency dispatcher for the Department of Defense […]
One-third of TCC’s students are military-related. This week we highlight some of them in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. When George Brockman talks about running for president one day, it’s hard not to take him seriously. The Army veteran worked as a nuclear engineer and studied business in Germany. He worked for Northrop Grumman, […]
In this series, we provide a closer look at hands-on learning during COVID-19. While COVID-19 means online learning for most Tidewater Community College students, many are in the classroom for hands-on training. In fact, more than 400 sections of classes in interior design, automotive, health professions, welding, veterinary technology, culinary arts, visual arts, electronics technology and […]
Tidewater Community College will provide scholarships to eligible Virginians whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to pursue workforce training in a high-demand field. The Re-Employing Virginians (REV) initiative, announced by Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday, will allocate $27 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars in five […]
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. 30 – Dec. 18. During that time, the college will offer three-week three-credit courses exclusively online in a variety of subjects, […]