Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, Virginia. 84 certificate and associate programs, public. 84 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Virginia.
| Program | Credential | Median debt | Graduates earn | The occupation pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's degree | $11,600 | $51,960 (74) | $93,600 Registered Nurses |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's degree | $10,450 | $50,439 (101) | $80,670 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (18) | $81,700 Funeral Home Managers |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's degree | $9,650 | $46,282 (73) | $44,740 Medical Assistants |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | $4,719 | $44,542 (16) | $59,330 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's degree | — | $36,668 (20) | $67,170 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | $36,668 (27) | $59,180 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate certificate | $3,345 | $34,526 (46) | $56,860 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $32,925 (18) | $59,330 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's degree | $9,300 | $30,687 (111) | $122,080 General and Operations Managers |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's degree | $13,230 | $30,363 (50) | $136,460 Software Developers |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's degree | $12,599 | $30,228 (31) | $93,290 Accountants and Auditors |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate certificate | $7,500 | $26,896 (19) | $59,180 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's degree | $13,050 | $26,739 (61) | $43,640 Security Guards |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $26,585 (53) | $84,060 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's degree | $13,307 | $26,353 (28) | $63,990 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Engineering, General | Associate's degree | $9,004 | $25,194 (16) | $148,160 Engineers, All Other |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Associate's degree | $9,259 | $24,512 (90) | $72,170 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's degree | $9,163 | $23,515 (224) | $65,550 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Undergraduate certificate | $7,225 | $23,456 (15) | $80,670 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's degree | $20,823 | $20,322 (76) | $46,410 Office Clerks, General |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | $23,200 | $20,140 (36) | $61,330 Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Associate's degree | $16,637 | $19,227 (33) | $36,750 Cooks, Restaurant |
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's degree | $11,348 | $18,315 (32) | $72,310 Graphic Designers |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Associate's degree | — | $16,820 (15) | $74,870 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's degree | $16,642 | $16,750 (41) | $34,330 Childcare Workers |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | $8,956 | not published | $93,290 Accountants and Auditors |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Undergraduate certificate | $12,275 | not published | $122,080 General and Operations Managers |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Undergraduate certificate | $12,304 | not published | $43,640 Security Guards |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | $16,000 | not published | $36,750 Cooks, Restaurant |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $63,450 Architectural and Civil Drafters |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | $9,012 | not published | $79,540 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate certificate | $16,973 | not published | $67,170 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Undergraduate certificate | $15,637 | not published | $85,200 Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | $34,330 Childcare Workers |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate certificate | $12,562 | not published | $63,990 Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Undergraduate certificate | $9,805 | not published | $84,060 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other |
| Teaching Assistants/Aides | Undergraduate certificate | $9,566 | not published | $52,590 Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | $5,841 | not published | $59,330 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $44,740 Medical Assistants |
| American Sign Language | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $72,170 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| American Sign Language | Associate's degree | — | not published | $72,170 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $47,990 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Associate's degree | — | not published | $47,990 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $46,410 Office Clerks, General |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $67,100 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $67,100 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $106,880 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Associate's degree | — | not published | $106,880 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Computer Science | Associate's degree | — | not published | $136,460 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $136,460 Software Developers |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Associate's degree | — | not published | $136,460 Software Developers |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $136,460 Software Developers |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Associate's degree | — | not published | $120,840 Project Management Specialists |
| Construction Trades, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,640 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Design and Applied Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $72,310 Graphic Designers |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $63,450 Architectural and Civil Drafters |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $78,640 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Associate's degree | — | not published | $78,640 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $79,540 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $47,910 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $47,910 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $79,540 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,870 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Fire Protection | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $166,230 Managers, All Other |
| Fire Protection | Associate's degree | — | not published | $166,230 Managers, All Other |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $59,730 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Associate's degree | — | not published | $59,730 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Associate's degree | — | not published | $85,200 Business Operations Specialists, All Other |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $59,180 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $59,330 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
| Mechanics and Repairers, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $80,770 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $61,330 Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
| Music | Associate's degree | — | not published | $72,170 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $122,080 General and Operations Managers |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $43,200 Nursing Assistants |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $93,600 Registered Nurses |
| Security Science and Technology | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $93,290 Accountants and Auditors |
| Surveying Engineering | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $148,160 Engineers, All Other |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $106,880 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Associate's degree | — | not published | $106,880 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $72,310 Graphic Designers |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Associate's degree | — | not published | $72,310 Graphic Designers |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | $74,870 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.