Tidewater Community College
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Tidewater Community College (TCC) is the second largest of the 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth of Virginia, enrolling more than 35,000 students annually. It is the 37th largest community college in the nation's 1,600-school network, and 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, a regional Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne, Portsmouth, the TCC Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center in the downtown Norfolk theater district, and a regional Advanced Technology Center on its Virginia Beach Campus. Forty-four percent of the region's residents who attended a college or university in Virginia last fall were enrolled at TCC....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Norfolk City County, VA | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 8,482 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 16,456 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 24,938 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 48% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 33% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,892 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 25% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $708 | $1,275 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 1% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,514 | $1,147 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 15% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $2,722 | $3,143 |
School Notes:
- Tidewater Community College, founded in 1968, is one of twenty-three two-year colleges that make up the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Tidewater Community College has grown from a single location to four campuses (Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach), an Advanced Technology Center, and a Visual Arts Center in Portsmouth. TCC also offers classes at local Military Bases and local area schools.
- Tidewater Community College is a comprehensive institution of higher education offering programs of instruction generally extending no longer than two years beyond the high school level. The college offers career and technical education programs, transfer programs, developmental courses, continuing education programs, workforce development programs and distance learning programs.
- Tidewater Community College offers a variety of classes through distance delivery, including telecourses, teleconference classes, and web-based online classes. Students are able to select from a wide range of courses. Taught by TCC faculty, these classes are of comparable academic quality and transfer exactly like their classroom counterparts.
- Tidewater Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
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- Jobs: Panelists project health, maritime job growth as Hampton Roads economy recovers (Daily Press)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 07:44:33 am
Health professions and the maritime industry are expected to lead the way in terms of job growth as the economy begins to rebound, panelists said Tuesday. - Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh (rediff.com)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 07:47:12 am
The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global Leaders for 2010. - Budget cuts may force Norfolk students to change graduation plans (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 11:32:23 pm
NORFOLK -- Budget cuts in Virginia have put a higher education program for high school students on the chopping block. The program, from Norfolk Public Schools and Tidewater Community College, allows high school students to take college classes for free. But if that program is cut, some students will face a major change in their plans. They might have to graduate earlier, and might not have ... - In memoriam: Va. airmen killed nine years ago remembered (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 02:52:30 am
Today marks the ninth anniversary of an airplane crash that killed 18 National Guardsmen from Virginia Beach. To commemorate their loss, PilotOnline.com is featuring profiles of the airmen who died. This story was originally published in The Virginian-Pilot on March 5, 2001. National Guardsmen remembered - They were fathers, friends, soldiers - Enrollment surge forced tuition program to halt - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times (Army Times)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 11:41:48 pm
An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official.
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