Skip navigation

All Stories

Siobhan Harris, Katrina Dash
Portsmouth biology professors get creative with virtual labs

What can you do with two pieces of bubble gum, two pieces of wax, 1 meter of string and a ruler? Demonstrate the scientific method, of course! Tidewater Community College students taking summer biology classes on the Portsmouth Campus discovered that in their initial remote lab experiment. “Our faculty found creative ways for students to […]

Antonio Passaro
Criminal Justice professor encourages students to follow their dreams

Antonio “Tony” Passaro Jr. spent the first fifteen years of his career working as a state trooper. He was later assigned to high-tech computer crimes for the Virginia State Police and held a cross-designation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal agency. Today he is the Criminal Justice program director and department lead for the Norfolk Campus. “I […]

online degree
Now you can earn your associate degree in computer science from TCC entirely online

Tidewater Community College’s associate degree in computer science is now offered 100% online. TCC designed its 61-credit Associate of Science in Computer Science for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Students pursuing the associate degree advance from problem-solving skills to computer applications and learn programming and […]

TCC Nurse Pinning

President Conston delivered the welcome address at the May 2020 TCC Nurse Pinning, which was held virtually. The pinning ceremony honors and celebrates students of TCC’s Beazley School of Nursing who have completed their Associate of Applied Science in Nursing.

District Building
TCC to freeze tuition and fees for Fall Semester 2020

Tidewater Community College will freeze tuition and fees for the 2020 Fall Semester thanks to a unanimous decision announced Thursday by the State Board for Community Colleges. This marks the second year in a row that the board has voted to hold tuition and fees steady for the coming fall for all 23 of Virginia’s […]

Nehkonte Adams
Navy’s director of Tropical Medicine considers TCC her springboard

Standing by her bedroom window, Nehkonti Adams didn’t know why. Later, the 11-year-old realized it was to avoid getting shot due to the civil unrest that had erupted in her home, Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia. It wasn’t long before a new chapter started for Adams, which included immigrating to the United States with […]

TCC Norfolk Campus
Explore TCC during the college’s first-ever virtual information sessions

Reach your academic and career goals during these uncertain times by participating in Tidewater Community College’s first-ever virtual information sessions on May 26 and 28. Hear presentations from TCC representatives about academics, technical training, student services and campus resources from the comfort of your home. Learn how you can get started with affordable, flexible and […]

Corey McCray
TCC’s Corey McCray selected as Aspen Fellow

Tidewater Community College’s Corey McCray was selected by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program as one of 40 leaders who will participate in the 2020-21 class of the Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. McCray, who serves as interim executive vice president and vice president for Workforce Solutions, will take part in this prestigious leadership program that […]

TCC Virtual Classes
Back to school with College Anywhere VA

Don’t put your future on hold. Pursue a meaningful career or be transfer-ready for the four-year school of your choice. It’s now even easier to get started with a new tool from Virginia’s Community Colleges, CollegeAnywhereVA.org. Tidewater Community College is one of 23 community colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). College Anywhere VA […]

Katherine Martinez
Student veteran honored by national magazine

Tidewater Community College student Katherine Martinez is one of 48 veterans nationwide  selected to receive the inaugural 2020 Student Veteran Leadership Award presented by G.I. Jobs magazine. This list, which honors student veterans who are making a positive impact at their school and in their communities, will be published in the August issue. “It’s really […]