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Shakespeare in the Grove – by the numbers

Join Tidewater Community College for the 26th Shakespeare in the Grove on June 21-25 at 8 p.m. For the first time, this year’s production features a non-Shakespeare work. Get ready for “Tartuffe” by Molèire, who has often been described as “France’s Shakespeare” due to the two playwrights’ similar writing styles. “Tartuffe” is a play about […]

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Learn about everything TCC offers at Open House on June 3

Find your future at Tidewater Community College. Learn about TCC’s programs, including information technology, engineering, culinary arts, health sciences, maritime technologies and the many other potential career paths and transfer opportunities the college offers.  Take the next step by visiting TCC’s Open House on June 3, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Norfolk and Chesapeake Campuses. Registration […]

Actors from the 2022 Shakespeare festival playing "The Tempest."
Molière’s “Tartuffe” to be presented during the 26th season of Shakespeare in the Grove

Tidewater Community College Theatre celebrates its 26th season of Shakespeare in the Grove with the production of the comedy “Tartuffe” by French playwright, Molière. This is the first time that the outdoor festival has featured a non-Shakespeare play. “We are turning a new page with Shakespeare in the Grove and presenting a work by a […]

ODU President Brian Hemphill and TCC President Marcia Conston.
New TCC-ODU Monarch Ready program creates pathway to success

A new agreement between Tidewater Community College (TCC) and Old Dominion University (ODU) provides students with a new path to higher education. The new TCC-ODU Monarch Ready program was created to increase student success in Hampton Roads. The program offers students who need additional collegiate preparation prior to enrolling at ODU a chance to excel […]

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State Board for Community Colleges to Consider 2023-24 Tuition and Fees at July  Meeting

In accordance with Section 23.1-307 (D) of the Code of Virginia, the State Board for Community Colleges provides notice that it will consider tuition and mandatory fee increases for Virginia’s Community Colleges, effective fall 2023, at 9 a.m. on July 20, 2023, at the Virginia Community College System, System Office, 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, VA […]

TCC graduates at May Commencement.
TCC celebrates more than 1,800 grads during May Commencement

There was a celebratory feel during Tidewater Community College’s 76th Commencement exercises as keynote speaker Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears led graduates to say together, “I did it! I did it! I did it!” Earle-Sears, a TCC alumna, shared a message of encouragement with graduates, as she knows what it’s like to walk in their shoes. […]

Summer programs help high school grads prepare for next steps

Tidewater Community College has been awarded a Title III grant to provide summer programs for recent high school graduates of Norfolk and Portsmouth Public Schools. The college has space for fifty students in each of the two programs being offered by TCC. High school graduates will spend two weeks on TCC’s Norfolk and Portsmouth Campuses […]

Jacob Ramirez at TCC's Norfolk Campus.
“I definitely got my money’s worth at TCC.” – Student Speaker Jacob Ramirez

Jacob Ramirez found his career path in computer engineering at Tidewater Community College. A 2021 graduate of Salem High School, Jacob wanted to stay close to home for college. He enrolled at TCC’s Virginia Beach Campus to study engineering. While there, he took computer engineering classes and found his purpose. “I thought I was going […]

Katerina Diatlova on TCC's Norfolk Campus.
From Russia to a good life in America

Katerina Diatlova came to the United States from Russia with a passport, suitcase and $80 in her pocket. All of her life she was desperate for the American dream, watching endless episodes of “Hannah Montana” and “Gossip Girl.” She was part of the International Exchange Visitors Program initially, but the dream faded when the opportunities […]

Rachel Kay Fitzgerald on Virginia Beach Campus.
TCC grad earns degree one year after diploma

Rachael Kay Fitzgerald has big plans for a future in politics. “I’ve always loved reading and writing. But when I learned about our government, I was hooked and knew I’d one day work in politics,” she said. Rachael Kay was an early 2022 graduate of Nansemond River High School. At 17, she started at Tidewater […]