Tidewater Community College

(757) 822-1111
Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) serves South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach and 7 regional centers. The college also boasts 2 important cultural institutions. In addition to the Visual Arts Center in Olde Towne Portsmouth, the college also operates the Jeanne and George Roper Performing Arts Center in the heart of downtown Norfolk. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling more than 34,000 students in 2016-17. Among publicly funded colleges, we have the second largest undergraduate student body in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the 14th largest public 2-year community college in the entire nation. During the 2016-17 academic year, 38 percent of South Hampton Roads residents who enrolled in higher education did so at TCC. Ninety-eight percent of graduates would recommend TCC to those continuing their education.