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Logan Campbell is one of the thousands of students who came to Tidewater Community College to train for a new career after serving in the United States Armed Forces. Campbell, 32, spent a decade in the U.S. Army as a veterinarian technician caring for military working dogs, horses and other animals. He is pursuing a […]

Tidewater Community College’s recent advertising campaign features the tagline, “We’re Here to Help.” And it’s true! TCC has helped thousands of students with internet access, free laptops, tuition assistance and emergency financial help. By the numbers Help came in many forms including: A total of 1,029 students received internet access support. More than 1,400 first-time […]

Paulette Chevalier spent two decades in the insurance business before pursuing a medical career as a respiratory therapist. “I wanted to get out of the cubicle and into patient care. I felt like this was my higher calling,” Chevalier said. Chevalier started with an anatomy and physiology class at Tidewater Community College and is now […]

Tidewater Community College Theatre department presents ShakesFeare in the Grave “The Tragedy of Macbeth” on Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road. The play is a condensed, one-hour, production and will take place on the Black Box Theater patio, outside the Chesapeake Academic Building, weather […]

Tidewater Community College is on the front lines of training today’s respiratory therapists. TCC students learn in a state-of-the-art high-fidelity simulation laboratory enabling them to develop problem-solving skills with immediate feedback from faculty. Here are ten reasons why this may be the career for you. Tidewater Community College’s Respiratory Therapy program is a recipient of the 2021 […]

Tidewater Community College invites the community to Family Movie Night on Nov. 12 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Campus, 1428 Cedar Road. All activities will be held at the outdoor Grove stage area behind the George C. Pass building.  This outdoor family fun night will feature carnival games, concessions, face painting, photo booth, music […]

“Bring it on!” Taylor Moneypenny never imagined starting her career as a respiratory therapist during a pandemic caused by a virus that affects the respiratory system. But after a circuitous route, the Chesapeake resident, who graduated from Tidewater Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy in May 2020, will start her […]

How do you influence needed change? One person at a time. That’s what inspired Tidewater Community College Professor Antonio Passaro, Ph.D., to suggest improvements to the Criminal Justice programs in Virginia’s Community Colleges, following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. “That incident sparked a passion in me to do something to change […]

Tidewater Community College will hold a mini-mester session or a “miniature semester” that will allow students to earn college credits at an accelerated pace between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The mini-mester session is from Nov. 29 – Dec. 17. During that time, the college will offer three-week, three-credit courses exclusively online in a variety of subjects, […]