Public · Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater Community College: cost, debt and earnings by major
45 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $11,681
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 32%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 12,082
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $8,657
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 14%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,050 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,589 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $11,338 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $14,702 |
| $110,000+ | $19,808 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (21)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$80,473
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$66,662
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$65,351
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$64,803
- Accounting and Related Services$60,390
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$55,482
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$51,095
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,471
- Ground Transportation$45,471
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,052
- Precision Metal Working$43,620
- Legal Support Services$42,246
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$42,176
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$39,446
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$37,855
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$35,513
- Hospitality Administration/Management$34,757
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$30,842
- Design and Applied Arts$30,658
- Teaching Assistants/Aides$30,002
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$29,316
Associate's programs (24)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,996
- Engineering, General$76,492
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$71,342
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$69,811
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$67,415
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$57,951
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$54,518
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$52,870
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,533
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$50,925
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$50,852
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$48,626 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,597
- Accounting and Related Services$45,829
- Legal Support Services$45,823
- Biological and Physical Sciences$45,557
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,431
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$42,659
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$41,825
- Social Sciences, General$41,334
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$39,788
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$37,564
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$30,269
- Design and Applied Arts$28,976