Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
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Tidewater Community College has 45 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Computer and Information Sciences, General (certificate), where graduates earn a median $80,473 four years after finishing, against $51,790 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$41,596
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Tidewater Community College. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 42 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 69 | $76,454 | $78,996 | $79,9431% below | $10,000 |
| Engineering, General | 64 | $71,100 | $76,492 | $75,2462% above | N/A |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 70 | $63,591 | $71,342 | $64,06311% above | $9,155 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 6 | $70,317 | $69,811 | $73,9716% below | N/A |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | 26 | N/A | $67,415 | $68,4071% below | N/A |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 26 | $49,621 | $57,951 | $60,0864% below | N/A |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 10 | N/A | $54,518 | $59,9969% below | N/A |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | 13 | $57,792 | $52,870 | $53,0900% above | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 210 | $40,439 | $52,533 | $49,3237% above | $8,262 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 34 | $48,189 | $50,925 | $46,24610% above | $7,173 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 27 | $47,890 | $50,852 | $54,8237% below | N/A |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 27 | $48,626 | N/A | $38,60826% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 62 | $37,554 | $47,597 | $47,3061% above | $6,100 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 21 | $51,071 | $45,829 | $49,1387% below | N/A |
| Legal Support Services | 19 | N/A | $45,823 | $45,7510% above | N/A |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 116 | $33,658 | $45,557 | $50,34010% below | $8,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 19 | $33,606 | $45,431 | $41,44510% above | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 544 | $32,281 | $42,659 | $42,7740% above | $8,000 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 24 | N/A | $41,825 | $37,38312% above | N/A |
| Social Sciences, General | 182 | $34,403 | $41,334 | $44,2677% below | $8,987 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 30 | $32,447 | $39,788 | $40,3071% below | $14,763 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 8 | N/A | $37,564 | $38,8463% below | N/A |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 29 | $27,986 | $30,269 | $34,75013% below | $11,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 55 | $22,913 | $28,976 | $37,68923% below | $8,250 |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 13 | N/A | $80,473 | $51,79055% above | N/A |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 221 | $58,675 | $66,662 | $58,43414% above | $5,500 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 51 | $54,510 | $65,351 | $57,94113% above | N/A |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | 57 | N/A | $64,803 | $64,6930% above | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 27 | $56,080 | $60,390 | $45,40333% above | N/A |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 89 | $31,365 | $55,482 | $56,6952% below | $9,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 268 | $40,489 | $51,095 | $50,5931% above | $5,450 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 48 | $39,862 | $47,471 | $58,77219% below | $10,175 |
| Ground Transportation | 155 | $41,830 | $45,471 | $50,38110% below | $6,345 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 103 | $54,117 | $45,052 | $44,0222% above | $7,500 |
| Precision Metal Working | 54 | $35,530 | $43,620 | $49,10011% below | N/A |
| Legal Support Services | 24 | N/A | $42,246 | $56,85326% below | N/A |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 13 | N/A | $42,176 | $36,59515% above | N/A |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 29 | N/A | $39,446 | $39,9091% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 22 | $65,828 | $37,855 | $47,10020% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 21 | $29,615 | $35,513 | $38,7148% below | N/A |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 22 | N/A | $34,757 | $49,97630% below | N/A |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 31 | N/A | $30,842 | $35,51813% below | N/A |
| Design and Applied Arts | 25 | N/A | $30,658 | $39,93323% below | N/A |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | 35 | $27,211 | $30,002 | $28,9194% above | $6,886 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 148 | $29,447 | $29,316 | $31,7588% below | $7,225 |
Careers linked to the programs Tidewater Community College reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 3 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Engineering, General, Surveying Engineering and 1 more
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Engineering, General, Surveying Engineering and 1 more
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