Tidewater Community College
Tidewater Community College (TCC) is a public community college in South Hampton Roads, Virginia, with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. It is part of the Virginia Community College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $11,876
- Undergraduate enrollment: 23,141
- Graduation rate (150%): 32%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 27%
- Student to faculty ratio: 22:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,349
- Median earnings (8 years): $34,428
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,700
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Norfolk, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Tidewater Community College include General Studies, Automobile, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies.
- General Studies (520 associate)
- Automobile (248 bachelor's)
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies (221 bachelor's)
- Social Sciences (182 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (179 associate)
- Ground Transportation, Other (155 bachelor's)
- Child Care Provider (170 bachelor's)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (116 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (103 bachelor's)
- Computer and Information Systems Security (81 associate)
Degree mix: Business 35%, Engineering 7%, Computer Science 19%, Health 39%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Tidewater Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $10,222 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $10,222
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $10,613
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $12,473
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $15,804
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $18,652
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,588
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $12,296
- Books and supplies: $1,500
- Off-campus room and board: $15,452
- Off-campus with family: $8,584
- Typical cost of attendance: $19,788
- Sticker vs net gap: 40%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 30%
- Federal loan recipients: 8%
- Average institutional grant: $2,187
- Average federal loan: $5,122
- Median debt at graduation: $10,000
Admissions
Tidewater Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 23,141
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 60%
- Age 25 and older: 31%
- Graduation rate: 32%
- Come back after freshman year: 64%
- First-generation: 42%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 33%
- Student to faculty: 22:1
- Professor salary: $83,643
- Associate professor salary: $78,678
- Assistant professor salary: $68,602
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Tidewater Community College acceptance rate? Tidewater Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Tidewater Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $10,222 a year after aid. Average net price is $11,876.
What majors does Tidewater Community College offer? Popular programs include General Studies, Automobile, Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Social Sciences, Business Administration and Management.
What is the average salary after Tidewater Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,349 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Tidewater Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 27% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 32%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Tidewater Community College official site: https://www.tcc.edu.