Tidewater Community College
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| Motto | From here, go anywhere |
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| Type | Public University, Community College |
| Established | 1968 |
| President | Edna V. Baehre-Kolovani |
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Academic staff
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343 (full-time faculty) |
| Undergraduates | 37,428 |
| Location | Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Campus | Urban, Suburban |
| Colors | Blue, White |
| Nickname | TCC |
| Mascot | Storm |
| Website | TCC.edu |
Tidewater Community College, also known as "TCC," is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree; among two-year institutions in the U.S., it is the 19th largest associate degree producer.
TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce development services in southeastern Virginia, enrolling nearly 47,000 students annually—the second largest undergraduate student body in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 11th largest public two-year community college in the entire nation, TCC is among the 50 fastest-growing large two-year institutions. During the 2011-12 academic year, 51 percent of South Hampton Roads residents who enrolled in higher education did so at TCC. The school offers a variety of vocational and transfer-oriented degrees and certificates for prospective students, including a nursing school and culinary arts degrees. The school also offers several career programs in marine trades and logistics. It is the second-largest community college in the Virginia Community College System and the 37th largest in the United States.
The school was founded in 1968, when a local philanthropist, Fred W. Beazley, closed the existing Frederick College and deeded the land to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the creation of Tidewater Community College. With the support of Hampton Roads' municipalities, TCC quickly expanded to Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and in the 1990s, it helped revitalize downtown Norfolk by establishing a campus in former department store buildings. In 2010, the Portsmouth campus relocated to a new site within the city.
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