Tidewater Community College will graduate its inaugural pipelayer training class in May. The training stems from a partnership between TCC and the Hampton Roads Utility and Heavy Contractors Association (HRUHCA) and is designed to help meet workforce needs in the high-demand area of pipelaying, where a skills gap exists. Pipelayers perform initial groundwork for construction […]
Dakota Bernacki always knew he would be paying his own way through college. So when the time came for him to consider his educational options, Tidewater Community College’s affordability made it the clear choice. “I didn’t want to wing it and hope I got the financial aid I needed at a four-year school,” Bernacki said. […]
Mary Cullen of Newport News Shipbuilding will be the keynote speaker for Tidewater Community College’s 16th annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast on May 8 at the Chesapeake Campus Student Center. The annual event celebrates community leaders, mentors and TCC students dedicated to academic excellence and service. The breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Cullen, vice president for […]
Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center (VAC) will host the solo exhibition “Over and Over: Sculpture & Photographs by Doug Calisch” from May 5 through June 20. Galleries are free and open to the public. In this program, the Crawfordsville, Indiana, artist presents a striking collection of assemblages and photographs using a range of visual […]
In celebration of World Book Day, a few of TCC’s English professors shared their favorite reads. Monica McFerrin, assistant professor of English on the Virginia Beach Campus Recommended read: “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein is a 2008 novel told from a dog’s point of view. The philosophizing dog, Enzo, realizes […]
Pictured, from left: Carol Curtis, TCC Educational Foundation Board; Marian Anderfuren, vice president for Institutional Advancement; TCC President Edna Baehre-Kolovani; Carley Dobson, Elizabeth River Crossings; VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois; Tiffany Whitfield, Elizabeth River Crossings; Frank Batten, Landmark Foundation; LaVerne Ellerbe, executive director, TCC Educational Foundation; Christine Damrose-Mahlmann, associate vice president for Student Affairs; Lynn Clements, […]
When Alyssa Shepherd and Christopher Newbill graduate from Wilson High School in June, they will have a credential in hand and a leg up on a promising career. The Olive Branch neighborhood buddies, friends since they were 8-year-olds, each earned a Career Studies Certificate in Maritime Welding from Tidewater Community College. They attained the 19 […]
Thanks to a new dual enrollment program offered by Tidewater Community College and Chesapeake Public Schools, students are getting a jump start on college and gaining entry-level skills in a trade all their own. In just one academic year, five students are earning their Career Studies Certificate in Electrical Wiring for Technicians, having gained a […]
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 2018, on May 17 at 9 a.m. at 300 Arboretum Place, Richmond. The State Board will consider tuition and mandatory fee […]
Sterling Oliver is accustomed to the surprise she is frequently met with when she walks into a room where a family is grieving. The 26-year-old, named for her great, great grandfather, the founder of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, does not fit the stereotypical image of a funeral director. But her education, which includes earning an […]