If you’re Lauren Lewis, why wait? That’s her secret to graduating from Tidewater Community College at 18 years old. A month after walking in the college’s 69th Commencement Exercises on Dec. 16, she’ll transfer to Norfolk State University where she’ll be awarded junior status. Lewis, graduating with her Associate of Science in Social Sciences, is […]
Lack of finances cost South Norfolk’s Taariq Brown his first shot at a college degree and left him depressed. Today, he’s a first-generation college graduate on the Dean’s List with a plan to transfer to Old Dominion University in January. He’s also an author at work on a second book and a mentor to young […]
Tidewater Community College students have always known how special physics Professor David Wright is. Now the rest of the world knows, too. Less than 24 hours after TCC student Erica Church shared a video montage on Twitter of the professor who thinks nothing of hopping on pogo sticks, lying flat on a bed of nails […]
Navy veteran George Porzig never thought he’d be a college graduate. Now he’s determined to earn a doctorate. “For someone like me who barely graduated high school, TCC has been my second chance,” he said. After scraping by in high school, Porzig, 28, came to Tidewater Community College to prepare for a career that includes […]
You might say Michael Humphrey-Sewell can’t get enough of Tidewater Community College. The Navy veteran already holds his Associate of Science in Social Sciences and his Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration. It’s a year later and he’s amassed two more associate degrees. He will graduate on Dec. 16 with associates in engineering and […]
If you’re looking for a last-minute gift, stop by the TCC Perry Glass Wheel Arts Center on Saturday, Dec. 14. Student-crafted glasswork will be on sale. The center, located at, 128 W. Olney Road, will be open 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. You can also enjoy two exhibits: “The TCC Revolving Art Faculty Exhibition” and […]
Brandon Umberger enrolled at Tidewater Community College to get a handful of basic college credits out of the way. Then his art teacher recommended he check out the Visual Arts Center. “Amazing,” is how Umberger describes the Olde Towne, Portsmouth space renowned for its faculty of working professionals and dynamic, innovative curriculum. “I liked it so much I […]
Tidewater Community College horticulture students will hold their annual poinsettia sale Dec. 10 – 12 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the Chesapeake Campus greenhouses, located behind the Whitehurst Building. All crops are grown by TCC’s students with inspiration from White’s Nursery & Garden Center, where poinsettias and chrysanthemums are in full bloom. Professor […]
Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott Miller will deliver the keynote address for Tidewater Community College’s 69th Commencement Exercises on Monday, Dec. 16, at Chartway Arena in the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Commencement, which begins at 6 p.m., will be streamed live at tcc.edu/commencement. Nearly 900 students will graduate from the college with either certificates or […]
Set on Christmas Eve, “The Seafarer” comes to life on stage at Tidewater Community College for two weekends in December. All performances will be held in the Black Box Theater in the Academic Building on TCC’s Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road. “The Seafarer,” a 2006 play by Irish playwright Conor McPherson, is set in a […]