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Tidewater Tech, Virginia

Overview of Tidewater Tech

Tidewater Tech is in a medium-sized city, in Norfolk, Virginia. The school is classified as a private, for-profit college. Students at Tidewater Tech earn degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at the school include nursing and emergency medicine and medical assistant and technician.

Tidewater Tech Selectivity

All qualified applicants are admitted as Tidewater Tech offers open admission.

Student Body

The school, in 2005, had 593 students (593 full-time equivalent). A larger than average share of the students at Tidewater Tech are minorities.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Tidewater Tech

Tidewater Tech
7020 North Military Highway
Norfolk, VA 23518-4833
http://WWW.TIDETECH.COM

Tidewater Tech Programs and Degrees (2005)

Tidewater Tech awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medical Assistant And Technician140medical assistant, dental assistant
Nursing And Emergency Medicine98licensed practical nurse
Computer Science And Engineering10computer support, computer networking

Number of programs and degrees for Tidewater Tech in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of less than 1 academic year1504
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years981

Student Body

In 2005, Tidewater Tech had a total enrollment of 593 students (593 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White21%
Black70%
Hispanic5%
Asian3%
American Indian0%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-196%
20-2113%
22-2419%
25-2927%
30-3415%
35-397%
40-4911%
50-642%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Virginia94%
North Carolina3%
Michigan1%
California1%
Arizona1%

Tidewater Tech Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time70 %

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2004):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating43%
Transfer Out8%

Tidewater Tech Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Norfolk, Virginia for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Virginia Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Tidewater Tech Degree Programs (2005)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Dental Assisting/Assistant
Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

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Tidewater Tech Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Tidewater Tech Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of students
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 6%Tidewater Tech Number of students
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Tidewater Tech Minority % of student body
% of degrees in medical assistant and technician
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Tidewater Tech % of degrees in medical assistant and technician
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Tidewater Tech Female % of student body
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 17%Tidewater Tech Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Tidewater Tech % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
Number of degree programs
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 19%Tidewater Tech Number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career placement services
On-campus library

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