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Tony Sawyer was active in Phi Theta Kappa, serving as vice president of service.
Student speaker dedicated to leading a purpose-driven life

Tony Sawyer credits Tidewater Community College with his successful transition from high school dropout to college graduate. The student speaker for TCC’s 66th Commencement Exercises will share his story with classmates before he receives his Associate of Science in Social Sciences during the ceremony held May 12 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Chesapeake […]

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She came to TCC without a plan but will leave with an associate degree, a full-time job and no student debt

When Christine Dela Cruz immigrated to this country five years ago from the Philippines to join her father in Virginia Beach, she didn’t know what was next. Word-of-mouth led her to Tidewater Community College, and with the help of academic advising on the Virginia Beach Campus, she discovered a career path she had never considered. […]

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TCC graduate found her passion to serve while in college

Shorntail Goodrich came to Tidewater Community College to retrain for a new career. She spent her 20s and 30s working as an apartment complex manager and later as an identification clerk for Norfolk Police Department. “With no degree, I was stuck in low-paying jobs,” she said. “You can have a great work ethic and think […]

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TCC’s Norfolk Campus awards its first Governor’s Medallion

Jay Sellers is the first Tidewater Community College student to earn his associate degree from the Norfolk Campus while still in high school. The homeschooled senior started at TCC taking 19 credit hours his first semester. This May, Sellers, 17, will earn his Associate of Science in General Studies, enabling him to enter a four-year […]

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Mom and daughter earning same associate degree on same day

Linda and Danielle Owens close up the Joint-Use Library almost every weeknight. They’re not staff, they’re late-night study partners who will be Tidewater Community College graduates on May 12. They will sit side by side at the Ted Constant Convocation Center where each will be conferred an Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education […]

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Trio of Portsmouth high-schoolers bound for college as juniors thanks to dual enrollment

Gabrielle Hutchings, Brandi Porter and Jaylyn Richard trade stories about night classes, chemistry homework and not enough hours in a day to complete everything on their to-do lists. The teenagers also revel in an achievement that will allow them to enter four-year colleges as juniors thanks to already earning associate degrees from Tidewater Community College. Norcom […]

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Joint-Use Library on TCC Virginia Beach Campus is changing hours

Effective Monday, May 14, the Joint-Use Library on Tidewater Community College’s Virginia Beach Campus will have new weekday hours. The library hours will be 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Saturday hours will remain 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is closed Sunday. The library, […]

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TCC donor’s scholarship plants seeds for student success

Sarah “Tata” White Kellam was 33 when she started selling plants from her greenhouse in a vacant lot on Virginia Beach’s Shore Drive. Her company, Mr. Greenjeans, blossomed into an interior plantscaping business company, selling, servicing and renting plants throughout Hampton Roads. As her business evolved, Kellam also tended to the growth of her employees. […]

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Earn an associate in one year at TCC’s Norfolk or Portsmouth Campuses

Students who want to fast track their education by earning an associate degree in just one year can take advantage of an accelerated degree option on Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk and Portsmouth campuses. By enrolling in consecutive eight-week sessions, students can complete all 61 credits in one year for an Associate of Science in General […]

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TCC to celebrate spring commencement on May 12

Del. Cheryl Turpin will be the keynote speaker for Tidewater Community College’s 66th Commencement Exercises on May 12 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. Commencement, which begins at 2 p.m., will be streamed live at tcc.edu/commencement. More than 1,300 will graduate, including several students who have earned degrees or certificates one month before completing high […]