Tidewater Community College

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Tidewater Community College
Tidewater Community College logo.png
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]

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