The college will be closed for break at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 23. The college will reopen Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Tidewater Community College celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month under the national theme, “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.” The college’s keynote event honors Hispanic culture through dance. Come and enjoy an evening of exceptional performances as we learn about “La History Humana” (The Human Story). The event will be held on Oct. 19, 2022, from 6 […]
Tidewater Community College faculty Melanie Basinger, a 20-plus-year veteran physical therapist, started the non-profit, Therapy on the Move, to honor a close friend who spent the last four years of his life in a nursing home following multiple falls. Basinger says her goal is to “stop seniors from falling and to allow them to live […]
Tanya Mills remembers how her mom struggled when she emigrated to the United States from Cuba. “The process was brutal and time-consuming,” Tanya said. “But we were committed to making a fresh start in America.” Mills was 10 years old then. Now at 44, she is a Tidewater Community College alum who recently earned a […]
Tidewater Community College received an eighth federal grant to specifically help train military veterans and their spouses for careers in trucking. The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently awarded TCC a $102,769 grant, which will be administered by the college’s Center for Military and Veterans Education (CMVE). TCC is one […]
Tidewater Community College recognizes five faculty and staff members from across the college with annual special awards on Aug. 18. Selected by their peers, the honorees will receive their awards at TCC’s 2022 Fall Convocation to be held at the college’s Chesapeake Campus. Professor of the Year Thomas Geary, Ph.D., is the Professor of the […]
Brian Marshall is one of those people who make you smile when you meet him. He’s affable, relatable and full of joy. And that was on the worst days of his life. Brian came to Tidewater Community College after losing his business and his home. He was living in his car, hoping to build a […]
Fall Semester is almost here, with classes starting on August 22. Now is the time to get ready for your next steps in school. The college offers free computers, emergency financial help, food and more. Here’s what you need to know. TCC’s Student Resource and Empowerment Center (SREC), is a Single Stop site that connects students with […]
Tidewater Community College’s Automotive Technology program got a boost this week thanks to Nissan North America. Nissan donated 10 late-model vehicles to the college’s general automotive program to enhance student training. The donated vehicles include sedans, SUVs and even a 370Z sports car. “We’re thrilled by this donation that includes a hybrid Pathfinder, a diesel […]
Tidewater Community College will freeze tuition and fees for the 2022-2023 academic year thanks to a unanimous decision announced on July 21 by the State Board for Community Colleges. This marks the fifth year in a row that the Board has voted to hold tuition and fees steady for in-state students who account for more […]
Tidewater Community College student Daniele Sparks is ready for classes to start next month. This week, she visited Computers for Student Success and picked up a newly refurbished personal computer at no cost. “I always told myself that I’d go back to school when my son started pre-school,” she said. “The time is now, but […]