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 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 »
Train “Hands-on,” Volunteer “Hands-on”: Serving Our Community During National Volunteer Week
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Community Service, Lifestyle, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Virginia.
The school groups of Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura Colleges and Tidewater Tech have reached out to their community and volunteered their time for a number of organizations. The staff at these institutions have chosen to serve their communities by volunteering their time, talent and support to causes that are meaningful to their communities. Here… Read more »
Teach the Teacher: ‘At the Cross Roads’ Community Education Conference Recap
Posted by Tidewater Tech & filed under Adult Education, Career Training, Community Service, Lifestyle, Tidewater Tech Trades, Trade School, Virginia.
Written by Drew Schnaath, Jul DeGeus and Esperanza Poquiz Faculty and staff from The Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech met with colleagues and industry specialists to enrich themselves, their campuses, and become better community leaders and more effective educators. On March 14th, leadership and instructors converged in Falls Church, VA to… Read more »
Student Services: Helping You Through Your College Journey
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By Esperanza Poquiz Student assistance and services are an important resource to know about when attending college. The staff is there to help make sure all aspects of schooling are managed. There are different branches to address specific needs, and below you can find information on the departments that help maintain order on campus: Librarian/… Read more »