Tidewater Community College’s Radiography program received an eight-year continuing accreditation term from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). “By earning the full eight years of accreditation, students can be sure that the program meets high standards and that, as graduates, they will be ready to take on highly technical aspects, along […]
When Briley Thomas began exploring medical assisting programs, she was shocked. Sticker shocked. “Some of them were $27,000 or more,” she said. “Their programs lasted 18-plus months. That wasn’t for me. I wanted to get out there and get started professionally.” Browsing Tidewater Community College’s website, she visited the health professions page and found information […]
Johvanny Torres knows firsthand what it’s like to be a single parent struggling to balance classes and kids. So the Marine Corps veteran and president of Tidewater Community College’s Computers for Student Success program had an inspired idea. Give the gift of Chrome. Or rather Chromebooks to a deserving student population. He got plenty of […]
Latonia Darien-Grundy walked her mom, Marie Grimes, to her first class on Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus in 2014. Last month, the pair made another walk, across the stage at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, to receive their associate degrees together from TCC. “Never in a million years did I think we’d graduate together,” said Darien-Grundy. “We were both crying tears of joy.’’ Grimes, 72, was the college’s […]
Spring classes at Tidewater Community College will start on Wednesday, Jan. 10, because of the winter storm affecting Hampton Roads. Classes scheduled for Monday, Jan. 8, and Tuesday, Jan. 9, are canceled. Current and prospective students can still register for TCC classes online, and they can get assistance by emailing info@tcc.edu. All campuses reopen Jan. […]
Yellow Collar Man by TCC Professor Ryan Muldowney The exhibition “Generations: Influences of the Pennsylvania Academy” will open at Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center on Jan. 20. The opening reception will be Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. An informal gallery talk will precede the opening at 6:30 p.m. Events are free and open to […]
Tidewater Community College is open for the holidays to help students enroll in spring classes, explore career options and learn about financial aid and student support services. TCC’s Information Center and financial aid support staff will be available to assist students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 21 and 22 and Dec. 27-29 […]
One week before Christmas, Tidewater Community College celebrated its graduates along with a military milestone at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. “I do not think I would be here this evening speaking to you in this uniform without TCC,” Navy Cmdr. Shannon Wiens said in an emotional speech to the graduates. “TCC gave me a […]
Jessica Evans knows what it’s like to fall asleep on a park bench and to hear the words “traumatic brain injury” applied to her. On Dec. 18, she’ll know the feeling of graduating from college. The student speaker for Tidewater Community College’s 65th Commencement Exercises will graduate with an Associate of Science in Business Administration. […]
Three different types of cancer, homelessness and raising children, including four who aren’t her own, didn’t prevent Geneva Lawton from attaining a college degree. It took 17 years, but more than two dozen friends and family will watch her cross the stage at Tidewater Community College’s 65th Commencement Exercises on Dec. 18 at the Ted […]