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What started with an idea and talks between leaders at Tidewater Community College and Chesapeake Public School six years ago will culminate on May 13 when 52 students from the city graduate with career and technical training credentials. Thanks to a partnership between TCC and CPS, these high school graduates are prepared for in-demand careers […]

When Korrine Maher enlisted in the Navy at 25, she envisioned a future as a Navy pilot. One year into her service, the aviation structural mechanic fell 20 feet while maintaining a helicopter. She blacked out on the asphalt, her head slamming the pavement first, and suffered a traumatic brain injury that derailed her plans […]

Stanley Black & Decker has been honored for its support of Tidewater Community College’s new Skilled Trades Academy. The Standard and Poor’s 500 company, a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, received the Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy during the 14th annual awards ceremony last month in Richmond. Stanley Black […]

The TCC Perry Glass Wheel Arts Center will host its inaugural exhibition, “Corporeal Collective: Chrysler Museum Glass Assistants,” from May 18 through July 17. The opening reception will be held on May 24 at 6 p.m. Galleries are free and open to the public. In this group exhibition, six Chrysler Museum glass studio assistants, Nicholas […]

Horace Linton used to tinker on cars. After graduating from Tidewater Community College, he turned the hobby into a career. “I was actually able to see what it means that education is key because it can help you secure your employment and earnings and then supply your dreams, whether it be the white picket fence […]

Sandra Nwogu loves the idea of helping people but diving directly into a nursing program seemed like too big a step. By earning her Career Studies Certificate in Nurse Aide at Tidewater Community College, she not only laid a foundation for her future, she prepared herself for immediate employment. “TCC gives you all the resources […]

The search process to select the next president of Tidewater Community College is now underway. In the coming months, a nationwide search will be conducted by the TCC College Board and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). The TCC Board invites the community to participate in a survey to help identify the most pivotal challenges […]

Tidewater Community College will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation to help build the TCC Perry Center for Visual & Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management in Norfolk’s NEON District. TCC was one of seven recipients of grants from the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, which focused on environmental stewardship […]

Ruth Jones Nichols, chief executive officer of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, will be the keynote speaker for Tidewater Community College’s 68th Commencement Exercises on Monday, May 13, at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Commencement, which begins at 6 p.m., will be streamed live at tcc.edu/commencement. Jones Nichols is a previous […]

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 2019, at 9 a.m., May 16, 2019, at 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond, Va. The State Board will consider tuition and mandatory […]