Tidewater Community College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
12,082 students
Larger than 92% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 31.1%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Virginia Beach5.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Tidewater Community College, the largest reported group is White (39.5%), followed by Black (32%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Black | 32% | 17% |
| Hispanic | 11.8% | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0% |
| White | 39.5% | 73.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% | 1.6% |
| Non-resident | 1.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 2.5% | 0% |
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Did you know? Tidewater Community College
- $11,681average net price after grants for aided students, against $12,525 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $41,596median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 26%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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