Whether you’re a woman studying STEM, a recent high school graduate or a military-related student returning to school, chances are we have a scholarship that can help you pay for classes. Don’t miss out on free money to further your academic goals. Applications for Tidewater Community College’s 2019 fall scholarship cycle are being accepted through […]
This summer, Tidewater Community College will transition from Blackboard to Canvas as its new learning management system (LMS). A state-wide review comprised of faculty, students and a review committee led to the decision. TCC already has 300 courses in Canvas this semester, making the college the largest adopted user among Virginia’s Community Colleges. Students who […]
When Kevin Zerbe graduated Bayside High School, his GPA was 1.8. Today he is a PhD candidate at Montclair State University. Zerbe, 31, is grateful for the second chance he found at Tidewater Community College. Admittedly, it wasn’t the academic offerings at TCC that led him here. When his friends attended TCC, he essentially tagged […]
The Painting II assignment called for staging and photographing a person interacting with an object and applying it to a canvas. Tidewater Community College student Alison Miller knew she wanted a creation that combined the mysterious with the unique. She considered replicating her son, Kaine, playing his viola, but it didn’t translate well into a […]
Imagine training for a new career and being hired in just six weeks. Tour Tidewater Community College’s Skilled Trades Academy on Saturday, April 27, for a firsthand look at available programs and specialized opportunities for in-demand construction and maritime trades that can lead to immediate employment. TCC’s new Skilled Trades Academy at 3303 Airline Blvd., […]
Tidewater Community College’s Educational Foundation is the recipient of a $5,000 gift from Builders & Contractors Exchange that will fund scholarships at the new Skilled Trades Academy in Portsmouth. The member-based organization that supports the regional construction industry wants to attract more candidates into the trades to address the critical workforce shortage in Hampton Roads, […]
A future that’s everywhere: Our infrastructure never stops growing. Neither does the demand for land surveyors. Tidewater Community College’s Career Studies Certificate in Land Surveying, which can be completed 100 percent online, also started a pilot apprenticeship program with VDOT that allows students to earn while being employed. The details: VDOT’s Land Survey Technician Apprenticeship […]
A new partnership between Tidewater Community College and the Chesapeake Humane Society will benefit students in the college’s Veterinary Technology program. TCC’s Associate of Applied Science in Veterinary Technology, under the direction of Megan Taliaferro, is the only veterinary technology program in Hampton Roads and one of three in the state. Chesapeake Humane Society will […]
Nine Tidewater Community College students have been nominated to the Phi Theta Kappa 2019 All-Virginia Academic Team. They are Dakota Bernacki and Katelyn Solis from the Chesapeake Campus; Charleston Yancey and Jeffrey White from the Norfolk Campus; Cynthia Law and Jordan Caravas from the Portsmouth Campus; and Alethea Lim, Christopher Metzger and Jason Yarbrough from […]
Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center will host the 48th Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition from March 23 through April 25. The event features more than 150 works, including studio arts, photography, graphic design, ceramics and glassblowing, created by VAC students during the past year. The exhibition’s awards presentation will be March 30 at […]