Tidewater Community College Business Programs

Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Tidewater Community College is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Norfolk makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Tidewater Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Tidewater Community College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#82	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Tidewater Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#2	Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#18	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#36	Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools	College Factual
#83	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Tidewater Community College?

Contact details for Tidewater Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	121 College Place, Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone:	757-822-1122
Website:	www.tcc.edu

How Do I Get Into Tidewater Community College?

You can apply to Tidewater Community College online at: www.tcc.edu/admission

As long as you submit the requested materials to Tidewater Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Tidewater Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Tidewater Community College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $4,667 a year. That adds up to $18,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Tidewater Community College is 14.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Tidewater Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,769 undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College, with 5,806 being full-time and 10,963 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,806 full-time undergraduates at Tidewater Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tidewater Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	315
Black or African American	1,550
Hispanic or Latino	540
White	2,738
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	589

Over 39 countries are represented at Tidewater Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and India.

Online Learning at Tidewater Community College

In 2019-2020, 16,067 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Tidewater Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Tidewater Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tidewater Community College was 75.2%. This is the #444 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Tidewater Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Tidewater Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Tidewater Community College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Accounting and Related Services	#14
Interior Design Management	#33
Accounting	#148
General Business Administration and Management	#268
Business Administration & Management	#346

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Tidewater Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	257	0	257
Interior Design Management	42	41	0	83
Other Accounting and Related Services	24	21	12	57
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services	13	23	0	36
General Hospitality Administration/Management	9	2	0	11
TOTAL	88	344	12	444

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.