Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia · Public

Of 44 assessed programs, 36 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 8 fall short. Another 40 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,222
$30k to $48k	$10,613
$48k to $75k	$12,473
$75k to $110k	$15,804
$110k and up	$18,652
All families (average)	$11,762

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

44 of 84 programs could be assessed 52% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,659	+$6,046	clears the bar	$9,500	1.6 yrs	620
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	$41,334	+$4,721	clears the bar	$9,163	1.9 yrs	272
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$52,533	+$15,920	clears the bar	$9,300	0.6 yrs	253
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,095	+$14,482	clears the bar	$5,841	0.4 yrs	222
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$45,557	+$8,944	clears the bar	$9,259	1.0 yrs	181
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,316	-$7,297	falls short	$9,500	insufficient data	141
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$66,662	+$30,049	clears the bar	$4,719	0.2 yrs	128
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,471	+$10,858	clears the bar	$12,304	1.1 yrs	80
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$47,597	+$10,984	clears the bar	$13,050	1.2 yrs	78
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$76,492	+$39,879	clears the bar	$9,004	0.2 yrs	76
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,803	+$28,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$78,996	+$42,383	clears the bar	$11,600	0.3 yrs	70
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$71,342	+$34,729	clears the bar	$10,450	0.3 yrs	64
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,482	+$18,869	clears the bar	$7,225	0.4 yrs	64
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,052	+$8,439	clears the bar	$9,805	1.2 yrs	55
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,002	-$6,611	falls short	$9,566	insufficient data	53
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,390	+$23,777	clears the bar	$8,956	0.4 yrs	46
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$50,852	+$14,239	clears the bar	$13,230	0.9 yrs	41
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$50,925	+$14,312	clears the bar	$9,650	0.7 yrs	36
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$39,788	+$3,175	clears the bar	$23,200	7.3 yrs	36
Design	Associate's Degree	$28,976	-$7,637	falls short	$11,348	insufficient data	34
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,620	+$7,007	clears the bar	$7,500	1.1 yrs	32
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,855	+$1,242	clears the bar	$12,275	9.9 yrs	32
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,351	+$28,738	clears the bar	$9,012	0.3 yrs	31
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$41,825	+$5,212	clears the bar	$20,823	4.0 yrs	28
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,513	-$1,100	falls short	$16,973	insufficient data	27
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,658	-$5,955	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$57,951	+$21,338	clears the bar	$7,000	0.3 yrs	24
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,471	+$8,858	clears the bar	$3,345	0.4 yrs	23
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$30,269	-$6,344	falls short	$16,642	insufficient data	20
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	$67,415	+$30,802	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$45,829	+$9,216	clears the bar	$12,599	1.4 yrs	20
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	Associate's Degree	$52,870	+$16,257	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,842	-$5,771	falls short	$16,000	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,431	+$8,818	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,246	+$5,633	clears the bar	$12,562	2.2 yrs	16
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,757	-$1,856	falls short	$15,637	insufficient data	16
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$45,823	+$9,210	clears the bar	$13,307	1.4 yrs	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,446	+$2,833	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$69,811	+$33,198	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$54,518	+$17,905	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$80,473	+$43,860	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,176	+$5,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$37,564	+$951	clears the bar	$16,637	17.5 yrs	7
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mechanics and Repairers, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Surveying Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.