Alumni Profiles Archives

Alumni Profiles | 11/15/2022

TCC alum launches non-profit focusing on mental health

Drew Ferebee found her purpose at Tidewater Community College.
“I never imagined that studying Human Services would be the most influential...

Susan Smigielski Acker is the publisher of Virginia Peninsula Media

Alumni Profiles | 09/27/2022

TCC alum builds career as journalist and publisher

Susan Smigielski Acker got her start at Tidewater Community College’s Virginia Beach Campus in 1985, back in the day when a single-lane road led to...

Alumni Profiles Program Highlights | 09/23/2022

The apprentice mindset

Tidewater Community College is proud to recognize four apprentices on track to becoming certified journeymen in their trades. A journeyman is a worker...

TCC alum Tanya Mills at Regent University Law School.

Alumni Profiles | 08/29/2022

From TCC to Regent Law School

Tanya Mills remembers how her mom struggled when she emigrated to the United States from Cuba. Mills was 10 years old then. Now at 44, she is a Tidewater...

TCC alum Jamie Farris on Norfolk Campus.

Alumni Profiles | 07/14/2022

“I was a student in the worst of circumstances. But I had people who believed in me.” — Jamie Farris, TCC alum

TCC is proud of all of its alumni. But for Norfolk Campus staff alum Jamie Farris holds a special place in their hearts. Jamie had a challenging...

Juanica and Gianni Walker on TCC's Norfolk Campus.

Alumni Profiles Program Highlights Uncategorized | 06/29/2022

“I tell everyone looking to go to college to start at TCC” — Juanica Walker

Juanica Walker came to Tidewater Community College to train for a new career. Her goal was to be able to provide a stable life for her special needs...

Alumni Profiles | 05/09/2022

Student Speaker earns associate degree at 17

Allison Wilson got her start at Tidewater Community College while still in high school. She participated in Early College and was part of the cohort...

Alumni Profiles | 05/05/2022

Grad finds purpose in the health professions

When Kristen McCombs dons her cap and gown for Tidewater Community College’s Commencement Exercises, her five-year-old son, Lincoln, will be wearing...