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In this series, we provide a closer look at hands-on learning during COVID-19. While COVID-19 means online learning for most Tidewater Community College
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Scholarship student turning lifelong hobby of tinkering with cars into career
Talon Rodgers was one of those kids who liked to take things apart and put them back together. As a teen, he worked alongside his father, a master
TCC employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Chesapeake Campus of Tidewater Community College is closed after a college employee tested positive COVID-19. The college was notified on June 23
New automotive certificates prepare you for a career in just two semesters
Are you looking to train for an automotive career in a hurry? Then consider Tidewater Community College’s new Career Studies Certificate in Maintenance
TCC to freeze tuition and fees for Fall Semester 2020
Tidewater Community College will freeze tuition and fees for the 2020 Fall Semester thanks to a unanimous decision announced Thursday by the State Board
Explore TCC during the college’s first-ever virtual information sessions
Reach your academic and career goals during these uncertain times by participating in Tidewater Community College’s first-ever virtual information
TCC graduate hopes to pay it forward with a human services degree
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, William Toncray was spending a lot of time at the hospital. As a Child Life department volunteer, Toncray provides
Horticulture students grow a greenhouse full of vegetables for families in need
There’s an old saying that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That applies to vegetables, too. With that concept in mind, and facing the COVID-19
Award-winning “Doubt: A Parable” presented by TCC Theatre
TCC Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning play “Doubt: A Parable” for seven shows in late February and early March. All performances will be held
From Fortnite to formulas, TCC summer camps offer something for everyone
Designing your own version of Fortnite? Channeling your inner entrepreneur? Learning to publish original content on YouTube? Tidewater Community College
Interior Design student places in national carpet design competition
Tidewater Community College Interior Design student Colleen Garrettson recently placed in the top five in a student competition sponsored by Delos Custom
Black History Month 2020
Tidewater Community College celebrates Black History Month 2020 with a keynote address by Vernon J. Hurte, associate vice president and dean of students
From here to business owner in one semester
With just one semester at Tidewater Community College behind her, Nia Vargas, 21, is on her way to launching her very own business. Rollin Juices, a
TCC faculty speaks his truth through poetry
Tidewater Community College English instructor Daniel “D.L.” Pearlman has a way with words. In the last two years, his poetry has received five
Holiday-themed play “The Seafarer” to be presented by TCC Theatre in December
Set on Christmas Eve, “The Seafarer” comes to life on stage at Tidewater Community College for two weekends in December. All performances will be
TCC opens new robotics lab on Chesapeake Campus
Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus celebrated the opening of its new robotics lab on Nov. 18 at a community event that included the city’s
One week until the greatest show on earth comes to Chesapeake
We’re one week away from opening night for Shakespeare in the Grove, featuring “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Called a community treasure, Shakespeare
Enjoy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” under the stars at TCC’s Shakespeare in the Grove
A big-top circus design is the backdrop for the classic tale “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on stage at Tidewater Community College’s 23nd
From here, go to work as a mechatronics technician
Many of Tidewater Community College’s certificate programs and associate degrees lead to immediate employment or, in some cases, employment while
Accelerated Degree helps mom-to-be earn degree in less than a year
Nargis Martin completed Tidewater Community College’s fastest track to earning an associate degree. The Virginia Beach resident came to TCC in the
In crafting her own obit, alumna found her purpose
Bianca Wilson got stumped writing her own obituary. What sounds like an awkward college assignment turned into an enlightening moment for the woman
From unemployed to employer
Terrell Flowers couldn’t find a job after high school. He filled out dozens of applications and never got a call back. So at the age of 20, he decided
From around the world, across the states to TCC graduate
Veteran Paul Cage traveled the world during his 22-year Navy career and then transitioned to driving a tractor-trailer across all 50 states. Weary of
TCC celebrating fall commencement on Dec. 17
Tidewater Community College alumnus Jared Cotton, superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS), will be the keynote speaker for the college’s
ADHD didn’t prevent this student from succeeding. Now she’s helping others overcome disabilities at TCC
Toni Anderson spent the better part of the last decade as a gas station attendant, scraping to get by. Today at Tidewater Community College, she is
Chesapeake Campus students, faculty and staff get a glimpse of poverty in action
Like playing a real-time game of “Life,” more than 50 students, faculty and staff experienced what it’s like to be poor and raise a family in
#NationalManufacturingWeek will celebrate partnership of TCC, CPS, City of Chesapeake and local manufacturing sector
Manufacturing finally has its own week in the City of Chesapeake in large part thanks to a partnership with Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake
TCC provides training for new automotive center aimed at improving lives of nonviolent offenders
Priority Automotive is joining Tidewater Community College and the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office to give repeat, nonviolent offenders a new lease on
After flipping careers, alumna living Happily Ever Now
Whitney Regan never thought she’d flip houses. Nevertheless, the hair-stylist-turned-interior-designer is doing just that. “I’m using my degree
Back to school with TCC Alum Jared Cotton, superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools
Great Bridge High graduate Jared Cotton could have attended some of the commonwealth’s best universities after high school, but he chose to start