Private for-profit · Community college

Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek

Norfolk, Virginia · Midsize city

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Transfer rate: —
Avg net price: —
Grad / completion: $31,657
Median earnings

Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Norfolk, Virginia (midsize city setting), enrolling 133 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 133 undergradsMidsize cityNear the coast

About Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. In the late sixteenth century, the area that is now Norfolk was inhabited by the Chesepian people, who referred to the land as "K'che-sepi-ack." According to historical accounts from William Strachy, the Chesepian settlements were destroyed by the Powhatan shortly before the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. In addition to its museums, Norfolk is the principal home for several major performing arts organizations. The city hosts numerous annual festivals and parades, many in Town Point Park or elsewhere in downtown. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Norfolk (ORF) · major hub

How Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,657

Higher than 38% · #44 of 62 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment133

Larger than 35%

Percentiles compare Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women129%
Men12191%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White22%
Black58%
Hispanic11%
Asian0.8%
Other or multiracial8.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 133
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: —
First-generation students: 51%
Students over 25: —
Median family income: $14,074

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $16,337
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $695
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: —

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: —
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,833
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,657
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: —
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 16%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

First-generation

59%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $31,657
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 36%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$31,457

Men

$31,639

Men out-earn women by $182 (1%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 89°F
Winter low: 34°F
Annual rain: 49.2″
Annual snow: 6.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Norfolk Intl AP, VA US station (1.5 mi from campus).

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.