Tidewater Community College offers 109 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 major programs - 3 Certificate and 12 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,714 for Virginia residents and $11,717 for out-of-state students.

Total 6,406 students out of total 16,195 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,411 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Tidewater Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameTidewater Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address121 College Place, Norfolk, VA
Online Students6,406 Enrolled Online Exclusively
5,049 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,714
Out-of-State$11,717
Student to Faculty20:1 (5.00%)
Online Degree Programs
Total15 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates12 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Tidewater Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $5,714 and $11,717 for non-Virginia residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $161 for Virginia residents and $337 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,561$5,561$5,561$5,561$5,714
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$11,564$11,564$11,564$11,564$11,717
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$156$156$156$156$161
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$333$333$333$333$337

Online Programs By Area of Study

Tidewater Community College offers 109 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 12 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs312NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs6148NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 69 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician3 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 583 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM 69 NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting20 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 202 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 222 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM 42 NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)8 17 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 9 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Tidewater Community College, there are 16,195 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with 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 Enrollment16,195
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,406
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,049
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,740

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,406 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 6,258 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 148 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses6,406
Virginia Resident6,258
Other State In U.S.148
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses6,406
Degree/Certificate Seeking5,588
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking818

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