Tidewater Community College’s 18th annual Literary Festival reflects the theme “A Celebration of Written and Spoken Words” with keynote speaker Zelda Lockhart, author, expressive arts therapist and teacher. The week-long festival from April 1-4 features Lockhart on April 4 at 12:30 p.m. at the Portsmouth Campus Student Center. Events are free and open to the […]
Husband and wife Tyler and Sammi Walker both got hired while they were still students at Tidewater Community College. Graduating with zero debt allowed the Hickory High School sweethearts to become homeowners at Las Gaviotas. Sammi’s path: The 2015 Hickory graduate considered going away to college as her 4.2 GPA made her competitive at the […]
Bianca Wilson got stumped writing her own obituary. What sounds like an awkward college assignment turned into an enlightening moment for the woman who would one day become the first African-American female train conductor at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The Tidewater Community College alumna and Navy wife shared her story with students during a keynote […]
Tidewater Community College Theatre will present “That Sinking Feeling,” a play by Brant Powell, for two weekends in April. All performances will be held in the Black Box Theatre in the Academic Building on TCC’s Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road. The story begins after the Titanic strikes an iceberg. A cast of eclectic personalities must […]
Homelessness. Hunger. Stress. Those are among the issues that impede many students at Tidewater Community College from completing their certificate or degree program. In fact, a recent survey reported that 42 percent of community college students deal with food insecurity while 12 percent are homeless. Last fall, Glenn Dubois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, urged […]
Tidewater Community College students taking Professor Debra Duffy’s classes in oceanography are making waves in learning thanks to an innovative partnership with Nauticus. With only 5 percent of the oceans explored due to extreme cold temperatures, darkness and high pressures, scientists are using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) to complete missions in treacherous underwater settings. Students […]
Many of TCC’s certificate programs and associate degrees lead to immediate employment or in some cases, employment while you’re still in college. We will be featuring these on an occasional basis in our series “From here, go to work.” Here’s a look at one option. Here’s how: Earn an Associate of Applied Science in Administrative […]
Feeling stressed? Struggling with anxiety or depression? Not sure where to turn? Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus will host Mental Health Awareness Week, March 4-7. Sponsored by TCC C.A.R.E.S. and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the week is dedicated to sharing mental health resources, support and education. Students from all campuses and the public […]
Tidewater Community College will recognize Women’s History Month with a keynote speech by the first African-American female train conductor at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, who is also an alumna of the college. Bianca Wilson’s talk will encourage students to work hard and follow their dreams. She will speak on March 7 at noon at the Norfolk […]
Tidewater Community College student Charleston Yancey has wanted to attend Virginia Wesleyan University since he was a kid. When he graduates with an Associate of Science in Social Sciences this May, his path to a four-year degree will be seamless thanks to the new Fair Transfer Guarantee agreement between VWU and TCC. “It takes a […]