Alumni Profiles
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
Tidewater Community College is proud to recognize four apprentices on track to becoming certified journeymen in their trades. A journeyman is a worker...
Alumni Profiles | 08/29/2022
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...
Alumni Profiles | 07/14/2022
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...
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...
Alumni Profiles | 05/04/2022
Father and dual-enrolled daughter graduate together
Marvin Fletcher and his daughter SaNayah Hill were surprised to find out they are graduating from Tidewater Community College at the same time. “I...
Alumni Profiles | 05/03/2022
Grad finds path to new career in genetic counseling
Brook Ogden says the TCC tagline, ‘From here, go anywhere,’ rings true. “I was in a job I didn’t enjoy. Now I’m on a path for a career I’m...
Alumni Profiles | 05/02/2022
Katherine Louise Guevara has lived in the United States for just three years. In that time, she has adjusted to a new culture and earned a college degree....