Thank you for your interest in Tidewater Community College.

As one of the fastest growing community colleges in the nation, Tidewater Community College offers hundreds of courses and over 150 degree and certificate programs to some 40,000 students each year.

Yet, despite our size and wealth of offerings, we never lose sight of the individual student.

In fact, when I came to TCC as President in 1998, I was struck by the college's great potential to combine traditional academic strengths with flexibility and innovation.

You see, at TCC, the needs of our student body are as diverse as our wealth of opportunities. Some students come seeking an affordable start toward a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution. Some come for our high-quality career and technical training. Still others make their way to TCC to take part in our highly acclaimed customized training programs, developed in close partnership with various area businesses and government agencies.

At TCC, our commitment to excellence extends through every program at our four campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth/Suffolk, and Virginia Beach and our regional centers for Visual Arts (Portsmouth), Performing Arts (Norfolk), Advanced Technology (Virginia Beach), and Automotive (Chesapeake). With the support of a first-rate faculty and staff -- and the engagement of our regional stakeholders -- TCC is becoming a national model of a comprehensive community college for the 21st Century.

I invite you to explore the many ways Tidewater Community College can serve you in pursuing your own strategies for the future -- as a business enterprise, a government agency, or an individual seeking the advantage of an affordable, high-quality education.

Indeed, we claim your dreams, goals, and challenges as our own. Thank you again for your interest in Tidewater Community College.

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