College News | 01/24/2018
TCC Celebrates Black History Month 2018
Tidewater Community College celebrates Black History Month 2018 with an inaugural half-day conference, TCC 360: A Dialogue on Black Life and Legacies,...
Faculty & Staff Profiles | 01/23/2018
“Generations” exhibit at VAC showcases eclectic collection from prof and his family
Talk to Ryan Muldowney about art, and you’re in for a rich conversation. Those spring flowers in the vase that look so brilliant on the canvas? While...
College News | 01/22/2018
YWCA South Hampton Roads’ Child Development Centers at TCC continue to make strides for quality
YWCA South Hampton Roads’ four Child Development Centers at Tidewater Community College have each earned another level of distinction from Virginia...
Program Highlights | 01/19/2018
New dual enrollment programs prepare students for in-demand careers
Nearly 500 high school students in Chesapeake are getting a head start on college and careers with dual enrollment courses and pathways at Tidewater...
Program Highlights | 01/16/2018
TCC’s Radiography program earns re-accreditation
Tidewater Community College’s Radiography program received an eight-year continuing accreditation term from the Joint Review Committee on Education...
College News | 01/11/2018
Short-term programs lead to long-term career gains
When Briley Thomas began exploring medical assisting programs, she was shocked. Sticker shocked. “Some of them were $27,000 or more,” she said....
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...
Alumni Profiles | 01/10/2018
Family is the recipe for success
Latonia Darien-Grundy walked her mom, Marie Grimes, to her first class on Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus in 2014. Last month,...
College News | 01/04/2018
TCC spring classes to begin Wednesday, Jan. 10
Spring classes at Tidewater Community College will start on Wednesday, Jan. 10, because of the winter storm affecting Hampton Roads. Classes scheduled...
College News | 01/02/2018
Visual Arts Center exhibit features works by family of artists
Yellow Collar Man by TCC Professor Ryan Muldowney The exhibition “Generations: Influences of the Pennsylvania Academy” will open at Tidewater Community...
College News | 12/20/2017
Help available over the holidays if you want to enroll for spring classes at TCC
Tidewater Community College is open for the holidays to help students enroll in spring classes, explore career options and learn about financial aid...
Student Profiles | 12/19/2017
Saluting TCC grads and the military at 65th Commencement Exercises
One week before Christmas, Tidewater Community College celebrated its graduates along with a military milestone at the Ted Constant Convocation Center....
Student Profiles | 12/18/2017
She had a brain injury. Now military vet has a college degree and a future in engineering
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...
Student Profiles | 12/15/2017
Walking the stage is bittersweet after 17-year journey
Three different types of cancer, homelessness and raising children, including four who aren’t her own, didn’t prevent Geneva Lawton from attaining...
Student Profiles | 12/14/2017
First-generation grad enjoys setting up other students for success
Money was an object when Travis Ward realized he wanted more than just a job in materials handling. The 2003 Landstown High School graduate researched...
Maritime Centers of Excellence legislation is signed into law
The Domestic Maritime Centers of Excellence Act was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 12 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act...
Student Profiles | 12/13/2017
International student was right at home at TCC
When Dieudonné “GG” Sogbossi took flight from Togo to America, he spoke only a little English. A native French speaker, Sogbossi, 22, began taking...
Student Profiles | 12/12/2017
He had no footsteps to follow. So TCC grad forged his own path
If Kareem Etheridge had mirrored what he saw growing up, he might be in jail like one of his brothers. Or dead, like another brother. Instead, Etheridge...
College News | 12/11/2017
New TCC program helps youth 16-24 earn a GED and a 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...
Program Highlights | 12/07/2017
TCC’s sweetly designed gingerbread houses to be auctioned for charity
If gumdrop rooftops and candy cane driveways sound yummy, bid on a gingerbread house crafted by the culinary arts students of Tidewater Community College....
College News | 12/04/2017
TCC earns national nod as a top associate degree producer for African Americans
Tidewater Community College continues to receive national recognition in awarding degrees to African-American students. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education...
Alumni Profiles | 12/01/2017
Wishing upon a star didn’t get her to Disney World. TCC did
Rickkita Taylor never thought she’d be able to take her two boys to Disney World. But the family recently took that trip of a lifetime. Thanks to...
College News | 11/30/2017
TCC hosting health professions and human services hiring event on Dec. 7
If you’re looking for employment in health care or human services, visit Tidewater Community College’s Health Professions and Human Services Career...
TCC graduation also a celebration of Naval Station Norfolk’s 100th anniversary
Tidewater Community College will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Naval Station Norfolk during its 65th Commencement Exercises on Dec. 18. The event...
College News | 11/29/2017
Langley for Families Foundation helping TCC students become tomorrow’s leaders
Pictured above, from left: James Edwards, dean of student services; Vanessa Christie, TCC educational foundation board member; Gary Hunter, associate...
College News | 11/21/2017
TCC recognized by Military Times as one of nation’s best for vets
Tidewater Community College is among the top two-year schools in the nation for veterans, according to rankings released by Military Times on Nov. 20....
Faculty & Staff Profiles | 11/20/2017
From the research lab to the classroom – professor finds her passion in teaching
Meet Debra Duffy, who teaches geology and oceanography at Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk Campus. Duffy joined the college as a full-time faculty...
Faculty & Staff Profiles | 11/16/2017
SMART Center announces new principal investigator, director
The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center has named Thomas Stout as its principal investigator and Jennifer Palestrant as its director....
College News | 11/15/2017
New web tool helps TCC’s military-related students earn credit for prior learning
Pictured above, from left: Chancellor Glenn DuBois, Virginia’s Community Colleges; Coby Dillard, veterans resource liaison at TCC’s Center for Military...
College News | 11/14/2017
Dream of a white Christmas with TCC Chorale and Blue Moon Jazz
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la! Cheers from Tidewater Community College’s chorus and jazz ensembles. Two holiday concerts are on tap this holiday season....