The college will be closed for break at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 23. The college will reopen Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Walk into 17 Hands Coffee and you will be delighted by the smells and sights around you, from the glass cases filled with delicious baked goods, to the array of aromatic coffees and teas, to the warm décor. 17 Hands Coffee opened in 2019, the dream and inspiration of Tidewater Community College alumna Robin Simmons. […]
Tidewater Community College celebrates Black History Month 2022 with a virtual presentation featuring Gina Paige, president of African Ancestry, Inc. The interactive conversation will be held on Feb. 23, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. To register for the event, visit here. Paige co-founded African Ancestry, Inc. and in doing so, pioneered a new way of tracing […]
Tidewater Community College student Megan Pastore discovered her passion for writing in Rick Alley’s creative writing class. She enjoyed the writing prompts as they sparked her creativity and ultimately earned her national recognition. “I feel a sense of joy and passion that I didn’t know I could feel,” Megan said. “I have a purpose outside […]
Tidewater Community College is the recipient of a $5,000 donation from Mitsubishi Chemical America in support of scholarships for high school students. This donation brings the company’s giving to TCC to $21,225 over the last five years. Mitsubishi Chemical America’s donation supports scholarships for Chesapeake Public School students dual enrolled in the college’s Mechatronics program. […]
Tidewater Community College students are being asked not to return to campus after Winter Break due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. Out of an abundance of caution, TCC is implementing a remote work and learning environment from Jan. 3 – Jan 18, 2022. Spring Semester classes begin […]
Tidewater Community College is open virtually during the holidays to help students enroll in spring classes, explore career options, learn about financial aid and support services. All college offices are closed beginning Dec. 23 through Jan. 2. TCC’s Virtual Student Support Team will be available on Dec. 23 and Dec. 27-30 from 9 a.m. to […]
Big smiles and resounding cheers were part of Tidewater Community College’s first in-person graduation since the start of the pandemic. The week before Christmas, the college celebrated its newest graduates – more than 1,800 in total – at the 73rd Commencement Exercises at Chartway Arena inside Norfolk’s Ted Constant Convocation Center. The evening graduation on […]
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Tidewater Community College baking students were back at it, creating a neighborhood of gingerbread houses to be auctioned to raise funds for Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter (CHKD). TCC’s Culinary Arts program has been donating gingerbread masterpieces supporting CHKD for more than a decade. […]
Tidewater Community College Professor Thomas Geary, Ph.D., was recognized with the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Energy. Geary is one of 12 recipients in the Commonwealth and will receive a $7,500 gift from Dominion Energy at a ceremony on March 1, 2022. Geary is a professor of […]
Shelby Ouellette was working at Starbucks when the store hosted “Coffee with a Cop.” She enjoyed the interactions with police officers and the community so much she decided to pursue a degree in Criminal Justice. “That day just sparked something in me that I wanted to do something to effect positive change,” she said. Shelby, […]