Written by Evan Kee, Career Services Coordinator Ralph Blackman was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He comes from a family of shipyard workers, and always knew he was destined to be a welder. He has always wanted to do something with his hands that would present a challenge. After seeing commercials for Tidewater Tech,… Read more »
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Calvary Revival Church and Tidewater Tech create a $1 Million Overcomers Scholarship for Hampton Roads Community
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Automotive Technician, Building Maintenance & Repair, Career Training, Certifications, Community Service, HVAC, Lifestyle, Press Release, Spotlight Feature, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Trade School, Virginia, Welding.
In conjunction with Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech, Calvary Revival Church announces a $1 million scholarship fund for students, to be awarded over the next ten years. Earlier this year, Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) purchased Calvary Revival Church’s former Calvary Christian School campus on East Little Creek Road, where AIM… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Graduate Spotlight: Christopher Jones
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Career Training, Certifications, Lifestyle, Spotlight Feature, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Virginia, Welding.
Written by Megan DeHart, Career Services Coordinator Christopher Jones was born in North Carolina and remained there throughout high school. Following high school graduation, he joined the U.S. Army as a logistician. During his 11 years of service, Christopher traveled between Germany, Korea, Iraq, and Kuwait. In 2015, he retired from the Army and moved… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Grad Spotlight: Joseph Parker
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Career Training, Certifications, Spotlight Feature, Trade School, Welding.
Tidewater Tech grad Joseph Parker lived in Raleigh, North Carolina when he realized it was time to get serious about his future and make a change in his life, for the better. He had been thinking about welding but did not know where to start. Then, one day he received a call from Centura College… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Graduate Spotlight – Tony Jones
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Building Maintenance & Repair, Career Training, Certifications, HVAC, Spotlight Feature, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Trade School, Virginia.
Tony Jones was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. Having prior construction experience in addition to attending courses at Tidewater Building Association, with a specialty in Auto CAD (Computer Aided Drafting), he desired to further his education and academic experience in the trades and construction field. With that, Jones enrolled here at Tidewater Tech. Growing… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Graduate Spotlight: Kyle Horton
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Career Training, HVAC, Lifestyle, Spotlight Feature, Trade School, Trade School, Virginia.
By Terrell Wiggins Kyle Horton was born in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Virginia with his parents when he was four years old. His original plans after graduating high school were to go into the military, since he really wasn’t sure what he wanted to do, career-wise. His father asked him what his goal of… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Graduate Spotlight – Wayne Sainio
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Tidewater Tech Graduate Spotlight – Wayne Sainio Wayne Sainio was born and raised in Maine. Out of high school, Wayne initially had an interest in being an architect and civil engineering. He joined the Coast Guard at the age of 28, serving for 31 years, and retired in August of 2013. “Well, forced retirement that… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Welding Student Shows Perseverance on Path to Graduation and Beyond
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Lifestyle, Spotlight Feature, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Virginia, Welding.
Gwendolynn Malone, Student Services Coordinator When Lemuel Davis starting talking to his life coach about his future, he never imaged how bumpy the road was going to be. Finishing high school, Davis felt a little lost with his life. Like most young adults, Davis was not sure what to do with his future. After talking… Read more »
Tidewater Tech Student Spotlight: From Foster Care to Graduate
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Building Maintenance & Repair, Career Training, Lifestyle, Spotlight Feature, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School.
by Damika Howard-Wayne It’s no big secret that the life of a foster child can be filled with both physical and emotional struggle. About two-thirds never go to college and very few graduate. In a society where many young men and women live with their parents well into their 20s, foster children learn quickly that… Read more »