Tidewater Community College
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| Motto | From here, go anywhere |
| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Public University, Community College |
| Endowment | $3.8 million[1] |
| President | Deborah M. DiCroce |
| Academic staff | 1,233 |
| Undergraduates | 14,209 |
| Postgraduates | 0 |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth, Virginia, United States |
| Campus | Urban, Suburban |
| Mascot | Storm |
| Website | http://www.tcc.edu |
Tidewater Community College is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach — and serving approximately 46,000 students. The school is known locally by its abbreviation, TCC.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1968 with 619 students with a gift by local philanthropist Fred W. Beasley. It is the second-largest community college in the Virginia Community College System and the 37th largest in the United States. The school offers a variety of vocational and transfer-oriented degrees and certificates for prospective students, including a nursing program and culinary arts degrees — and serves as the largest higher education school in Southeastern Virginia.
[edit] Facilities
Tidewater Community College has five campuses:
- Fred W. Beazley Portsmouth Campus which opened in 1968
- Norfolk Downtown Campus which opened in 1997 and has five buildings
- Andrews (1997)
- Martin (1997)
- Walker (1998)
- Roper (2001)
- Student Center (2011)
- Chesapeake Campus which opened in 1998
- Academic Building (60,000 sf)
- Visual Art's Center located in Old Town Portsmouth which opened in 1999 and has one building
- Virginia Beach Campus which opened in 2001
- Science Building (70,000 sf)
- Regional Automotive Center
- The Advanced Technology Center in partnership with the City of Virginia Beach and Virginia Beach City Public Schools,
- Regional Health Professions Center (5,000 sf)
- Joint-Use Library (120,000 sf)
[edit] Literary Festival and Journal
Tidewater Community College publishes an annual literary journal called the Channel Marker. Submissions are accepted in the fall semester and the publication is released in the spring (usually April) in conjunction with TCC's Annual Literary Festival.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
- ^ Channel Marker homepage
[edit] External links
- Tidewater Community College's official website
- Statistics
- History
- Grand Opening Day at Norfolk campus Student Union
