If you didn’t graduate from high school and have yet to earn a GED, Tidewater Community College can help with the transition into college. The college’s BRIDGE-Plus Program, launched in January of this year, serves those between the ages of 16 and 24 who are considered Out of School Youth in accordance with the Workforce […]
The Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation announced that an endowed scholarship has been established in the name of President Edna V. Baehre-Kolovani, who retired from the college on June 30. The college-wide scholarship was funded through gifts from the TCC College Board, the boards of the Educational Foundation and Real Estate Foundation, and college leadership. […]
On Dec. 15, 2005, Chad Oxton was not qualified for an engineering technician opening with the City of Suffolk. That changed on Dec. 16, 2005, the day he graduated from Tidewater Community College. “TCC got me where I wanted to be,” said Oxton, distinguished by hair that reaches far below his shoulders, which is often […]
Over the last 30 years, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to nearly 500 students. These awards are designed to motivate students to pursue engineering or technology careers in the HVAC/R field. In 2010, the Hampton Roads Chapter of ASHRAE announced the […]
The City of Norfolk took another step Tuesday toward establishing the NEON District as a premier destination when City Council approved Tidewater Community College’s acquisition of the Greyhound station site at 701 Monticello Ave. The council approved an ordinance authorizing City Manager Doug Smith to complete the purchase agreement with the TCC Real Estate Foundation. […]
Christy Carroll-Hendricks was in fifth grade at Indian Lakes Elementary when she planted her first vegetable garden. Today, she is the team horticulturist at the Virginia Beach Community Garden (VBCG), which she designed as part of a class project while studying Landscape Design at Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus. VBCG is the brainchild of Virginia […]
Ernest Trezevant “Bo” Buchanan IV was just two months shy of graduating from the University of Virginia (UVA) when he died in a car accident. Bo’s father, Joe, was provost of Tidewater Community College’s Virginia Beach Campus at the time and had been a dean for 21 years before that. Faculty and staff on that […]
Christopher Garrett’s parents established a scholarship to help a Tidewater Community College student like him fulfill his dreams. Chris was just 22 when he died in a single car accident on the way home from a friend’s house. Chris was the Garretts’ first child – and second loss. Stephen, their second son, died at the […]
From here, Daniel DeStefano has soared. The Smithfield native earned Tidewater Community College’s Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in 2005, and today he is a flight paramedic working for VCU LifeEvac in Richmond. The helicopter that doubles as his office has all the same capabilities of an intensive care unit, a […]
Pictured, from left: Renee Felts, vice president for institutional advancement and workforce development at PDCCC; Scott Flanders, import redistribution center manager at Ace Hardware and co-founder of Hampton Roads LogistXGames; Lang Williams, CBRE Hampton Roads senior vice president and co-founder of Hampton Roads LogistXGames; LaVerne Ellerbe, director of TCC Educational Foundation. No skis, no snow, […]