It took more than two years for Cupid’s arrow to hit Deven Singleton and Jena Essary. But this year the two Tidewater Community College alums are finally celebrating their first Valentine’s Day together. The pair met in 2019 when they were STEM Promise scholars. Singleton was studying engineering and Essary computer science. To keep up […]
Justin Jeffrey is on the way to landing the job of his dreams. He may soon be working as an agent assistant for William Morris Endeavor (WME), one of the largest media and talent agencies in the world. WME represents plenty of big names in Hollywood including Oprah, Denzel, Tom Brady and Matthew McConaughey. A […]
For a long time, Joe Baca searched for a direction. He didn’t apply himself in high school. He traveled after that only to realize rest stops aren’t ideal places to sleep. He even tried classes at Tidewater Community College. The first time it didn’t work out. The second time — today — he graduates with […]
Maya Johns dreams of opening a youth center for troubled teens. With her Tidewater. Community College degree, she is one step closer to making that dream come true. Johns, 30, will graduate with her Associate of Applied Science in Human Services during TCC’s 71st Commencement Exercises to be held virtually on Dec. 21. The Chesapeake […]
“You have what it takes. You can do it. Start now.” Gracey Motley offers those encouraging words for women considering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields. A Women’s Center STEM Promise Program Scholar, Motley will graduate from Tidewater Community College on December 21 with an Associate of Science in Computer Science. “When I started […]
Whatever happened to the girl in the Tidewater Community College commercial? Chances are you’ve seen the TV spot that first aired in 2016 featuring Elissa Sanford, whose 4.5 high school GPA and AP credits would have stacked up for admission to just about any college. But the Hickory High graduate chose TCC, where she graduated […]
Tidewater Community College alumna Rickkita Taylor says the three minutes she spent on “Ellen” were life changing. Not only did she get to meet DeGeneres, the star of the show, she received $10,000 for her family and another $10,000 the charity she runs. “Meeting Ellen and being in the room with all of that energy […]
One-third of TCC’s students are military-related. This week we highlight some of them in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Air Force veteran Kendall Shook spent her career serving her country and community. She started as a Russian cryptologic linguist in the service and later worked as an emergency dispatcher for the Department of Defense […]
One-third of TCC’s students are military-related. This week we highlight some of them in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. When George Brockman talks about running for president one day, it’s hard not to take him seriously. The Army veteran worked as a nuclear engineer and studied business in Germany. He worked for Northrop Grumman, […]
Two years ago, TJ Sexton and Ahmad Bilal lived in jail. Today, both are employed full time making more than $50,000 annually. They are two of the inaugural graduates from the Priority Technical Training Center (PTTC), a program launched in 2018 by Tidewater Community College, Priority Automotive and the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office to give nonviolent offenders […]