For the first time in history, Tidewater Community College has elected to honor its military related students at graduation.  

In recognition of the support and service to the military of the United States of America, the college distributed red, white, and blue graduation cords at the Spring 2014 Commencement Services on  Friday, May 16, 2014.

All active duty, reserve, veteran,  spouse, and military dependent students from all branches of the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and National Guard, were awarded a graduation cord to wear as a part of their regalia prior to the ceremony.

Mr. Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefit Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, also wore one of the graduation cords as he delivered the commencement address. He congratulated the graduates and recognized the military-related students and their families in the audience, noting, "Out of the 44,000 who attend TCC, almost 14,000 of them have a relationship to the military."

Congratulations, Grads!!

Alesia Wroten, a retired Navy veteran, recently joined the Center for Military and Veterans Education team as the Education-to-Employment Program Coordinator.  

Her role will be to assist in providing support services to military-related students and facilitating their education success and employability. 

Alesia's position seeks to develop and maintain relationships with military-focused employers in both the public and private sectors of industry; learn the needs of employers; building employers' interest in hiring military-related students; and maintaining an active list of potential apprenticeships, job fairs, and internship opportunities.

Military-related students should be on the lookout for more employment information through the following resources:

• Targeted position outreach for Veterans with job descriptions and links.
• Articles in TCC's Pathfinder highlighting new jobs and programs.
• Job blast emails that publicize specific jobs and programs.
• Media messaging through TCC CMVE website and Facebook page
• TCC's Hire.net
• Ebenefits is a great job resource tool
• And LinkedIn

The following links are from VA for VETS website:

 > VA Office of Human Resources and Administration

 > VA for Vets LinkedIn Group  

The purpose of the program is to assist students in preparing for the math portion of the Virginia Placement Test (VPT) and improving their overall math skills.  

The goal of the program is to give students the skills needed to test out of some or all of the Developmental Math (MTE) courses, increase overall math confidence, and save educational benefits. 

Students participating in the program will have access to an online math program developed by the Monterrey Institute's National Repository of Online Courses (NROC).  The program will cover material from MTEs 1-9 and will include diagnostic tests, individualized learning plans, self-paced learning, and access to tutors on campus. 

Program Details: 

• Choice between two six-week sessions available starting mid-June or early August
• Open to all military related students (active duty, reserves, spouses, and dependents)
• Students must NOT have taken any MTE courses
• Students must NOT have taken the Virginia Math Placement Test more than once  

Students who are interested should contact:
CMVE Military Academic Programs
Project Manager,
Maria Lawson-Davenport
CMVESupport@tcc.edu 
757-822-7756.

Explore your new surroundings, armed with information about maximizing your benefits, getting paid on time, and ultimately pursuing your new career field. 

No reservations required. Sessions last approximately one hour.