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College News | 07/16/2018
She went to a Women’s Center STEM presentation and found her future
Alla Topp is a STEM Promise Program success story even though she opted not to complete her associate degree at Tidewater Community College. “I would...
Alumni Profiles | 07/13/2018
Navy veteran paying it forward
Coby Dillard stumbled into college one sunny afternoon while walking down Granby Street in Norfolk. The Navy veteran had just completed work with Gov....
College News Faculty & Staff Profiles | 07/11/2018
Want to FastForward your career? Talk with career coach Alejandra Diaz-Rangel
Alejandra Diaz-Rangel planned to be a Spanish teacher but after attending community college discovered something she enjoyed even more: helping others...
College News | 07/09/2018
TCC extending hours, offering special enrollment days
Looking for help with your financial aid? Need an academic advisor to help you select your classes? TCC is making it even easier for you to take your...
Faculty & Staff Profiles | 07/06/2018
Valerie Sharer Rodriguez joined Tidewater Community College in January 2018 as the program head for American Sign Language (ASL) and the college’s...
College News | 07/03/2018
Find out about TCC program that allows youth 16-24 to earn GED, workforce credential
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...
TCC scholarship honors former President Kolovani
The Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation announced that an endowed scholarship has been established in the name of President Edna V. Baehre-Kolovani,...
Alumni Profiles Faculty & Staff Profiles | 07/02/2018
“TCC got me where I wanted to be”
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...
College News | 06/29/2018
ASHRAE’s hot scholarship helps HVAC/R students land a cool degree
Over the last 30 years, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships...
College News | 06/27/2018
Norfolk City Council approves purchase agreement with TCC for Greyhound property
The City of Norfolk took another step Tuesday toward establishing the NEON District as a premier destination when City Council approved Tidewater Community...
TCC alumna’s green thumb feeds a community
Christy Carroll-Hendricks was in fifth grade at Indian Lakes Elementary when she planted her first vegetable garden. Today, she is the team horticulturist...
College News | 06/25/2018
Ernest T. “Bo” Buchanan Scholarship awards money to deserving students
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...
College News | 06/21/2018
Parents establish $10,000 endowed scholarship in memory of their son
Christopher Garrett’s parents established a scholarship to help a Tidewater Community College student like him fulfill his dreams. Chris was just...
Alumni Profiles | 06/20/2018
Alumnus flying high thanks to EMS degree
From here, Daniel DeStefano has soared. The Smithfield native earned Tidewater Community College’s Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical...
College News | 06/19/2018
Who said logistics can’t be fun?
Pictured, from left: Renee Felts, vice president for institutional advancement and workforce development at PDCCC; Scott Flanders, import redistribution...
College News | 06/18/2018
VAC exhibit features photo collection from Florida artist
Tidewater Community College’s Visual Arts Center will host the solo exhibition “Kally Malcom: Staged Presence” from July 7 through Aug. 29. In...
College News | 06/14/2018
Remember watching “The Jetsons” and seeing the kids “delivered” to school via spaceship? Well, flash forward to 2018 and we have the technology...
College News | 06/13/2018
An Enduring Love: Donors embrace love and honor the past after loss
When Doug and Pat Barner finished raising their blended family, they followed their hearts to Chic’s Beach in Virginia Beach. They built a house...
College News | 06/12/2018
Go anywhere but first come to TCC’s open house on June 23
Find your future at Tidewater Community College. Learn about the gamut of TCC’s programs, including cybersecurity, culinary arts, health sciences,...
Alumni Profiles | 06/11/2018
Salem High grad has a designer future in mind after completing TCC program
At Salem High, Grace Richardson was the PowerPoint queen. But she didn’t consider a career in interactive design until sitting in a class at Tidewater...