Tidewater Community College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Tidewater Community College () is $5,714 for Virginia residents and $11,717 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($11,196) of public community colleges in Virginia.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Tidewater Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Virginia community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,714	$11,717
Books & Supplies	$1,875
Off-Campus Living Costs	$24,242
Average Financial Aid	$4,018
Cost of Attendance	$31,831	$37,834
After Financial Aid	$27,813	$33,816
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$35,300

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Virginia Residents	Out-of-State Students
Tidewater Community College	$5,714	$11,717
Public Community Colleges in Virginia	$5,188	$11,196
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Tidewater Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	16	48	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	41 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	41 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	79 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	76 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Child Care Provider/Assistant	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	588 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	55 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	181 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	78 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	272 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	36 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	70 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	226 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 16,195 students at Tidewater Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 6,526 male students and 10,271 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	16,797	5,337	11,460
Male Students	6,526	2,203	4,323
Female Students	10,271	3,134	7,137

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Tidewater Community College, there are 16,195 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,455 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,406 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,049 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	16,195
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	6,406
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,049
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	4,740

School Profile and Academic Overview

Tidewater Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Norfolk, Virginia. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,714 for Virginia residents and $11,717 for other students on average. It offers 109 degree programs through 16 Certificate, 48 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $35,300.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	121 College Place, Norfolk, VA
Phone	757-822-1122
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,714 Out-of-State$11,717
Student Population »	16,195 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	27%
Transfer-out Rate	13%
Retention Rate	61% (Full-time) 38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,018
Students to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$35,300

Tidewater Community College

A Community College in Norfolk, Virginia

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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