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TRANSITIONS
CONFERENCE HELPS WOMEN GO BACK TO COLLEGE
HAMPTON
ROADS, Va. – (Jan. 23, 2006) – Tidewater Community
College will host Transitions, a free half-day conference for
women, on Friday, Feb. 17, in Virginia Beach and Friday, March
17, in Portsmouth.
TCC’s Women’s Center offers the conference to assist
women who want to return to college to gain or improve job skills
or change careers.
Both programs include motivational speakers and TCC representatives
who will answer questions and present information on enrollment,
financial aid, placement testing, and what to expect when attending
college. Participants are encouraged to discuss their concerns
about balancing family, work and school. Interested women may
register for the date that best fits their schedule.
The Virginia Beach Transitions Conference will be held Friday,
Feb. 17, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Pungo Auditorium on the
Virginia Beach Campus. Refreshments will be provided by the Student
Activities office. To register, call 822-7363.
The Portsmouth Transitions Conference will be held Friday, March
17, from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Portsmouth Campus. To register, call
822-2160.
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Laurie White |
Media Relations |
757-822-1085 |
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Tidewater Community College
is the second largest of the 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth
of Virginia, enrolling more than 36,000 students annually. The 37th
largest in the nation’s 1,600 community-college network, TCC
ranks among the 50 fastest-growing large community colleges. Founded
in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, the
college serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake,
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach as well as the TCC Jeanne
and George Roper Performing Arts Center in the theater district
in downtown Norfolk, the Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth
and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach. Forty-four
percent of the region’s residents attending a college or university
in Virginia last fall were enrolled at TCC. For more information,
visit www.tcc.edu
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