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When Robert Carron needed motivation to complete Tidewater Community College’s nursing program, he found it in the blue eyes of his daughter, Ava Kathryn, now 2½. “Having her changed my mindset about a lot of things,” said Carron, who will celebrate his third Father’s Day as a parent on June 16. “Ava made me more […]

The Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation is a recipient of a $500,000 grant from TowneBank. The funds will support the development of the TCC Perry Center for Visual & Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management and the expansion of the Regional Automotive Center (RAC). The 47,000-square-foot TCC Perry Center will be located in the NEON District […]

“Everything around here, one way or another, runs on the water,” said Jennifer Palestrant of Tidewater Community College and the Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center, as she opened a two-day conference in Norfolk focused on all things maritime. “All Hands on Deck,” the 2019 National Maritime Education Conference held June 10 and 11 at […]

A big-top circus design is the backdrop for the classic tale “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on stage at Tidewater Community College’s 23nd Shakespeare in the Grove. Free, outdoor public performances will be held June 26-30, starting at 8 p.m., weather permitting. Get a sneak peek of the play with a one-act performance at the community […]

Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center will host the exhibition “FORMS: Works by Cate Currier & Clay McGlamory” from June 11 through Aug. 8. The opening reception will be held on June 13 at 7 p.m. A gallery talk will precede the event at 6:30 p.m. Galleries are free and open to the public. The […]

Tidewater Community College’s 17th annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast marks the 25th year of the college’s Women’s Center. The breakfast will be held on June 26 at 8 a.m., in the Slover Library, 235 East Plume St., in Norfolk. The event celebrates community leaders, mentors and TCC students dedicated to academic excellence and service. Corynne Arnett, […]

Tidewater Community College’s Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center will host the 2019 National Maritime Education conference at the Norfolk Sheraton, June 9-11. The “All Hands on Deck” conference will feature speakers and panel discussions addressing national opportunities to enhance and expand maritime training, marine technology, ship building and repair, as well as port management, workforce training […]

Growing up in Portsmouth’s Cavalier Manor, Courtney Pierce dreamed of working for a Fortune 500 company. Instead, after earning an Associate of Science in Business Administration from Tidewater Community College, she found a career closer to her heart. Every day she uses what she learned at TCC at Samaritan House, where she oversees grant funds […]

Tidewater Community College’s nationally accredited Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is the most affordable one in the Commonwealth of Virginia, according to HealthGrad.com, a leading online provider of comprehensive information about the medical community. TCC’s 67-credit Associate of Applied Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) can be completed in five semesters at the Virginia Beach Campus. […]