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Tidewater Community College

As of October 2, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Marcia Conston
Address
121 College Place Norfolk, VA 23510-1938
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(757) 822-1122
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 1971
Reaffirmation
2017
Distance Education Approval Date
December 4, 1998
Next Reaffirmation
2027
Next Fifth-Year Review
2032
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public

SACSCOC Staff Member

Denise Young

404.994.6549 Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2032 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2026 Reaffirmation Committee

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2026 Off-Site Review
  • 2026 Advisory Visit
  • 2026 Policy and Procedure Review
  • 2024 Reaffirmation Orientation
  • 2023 Referral Report
  • 2022 Fifth-Year Interim Report

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Booker T. Washington High School
    1111 Park Avenue Norfolk, VA 23504 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Chesapeake Campus
    1428 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA 23322 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Children's Harbor
    1900 Llewelyn Ave. Norfolk, VA 23517 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Churchland High School
    4301 Cedar Lane Portsmouth, VA 23703 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Deep Creek High School
    2900 Margaret Booker Drive Chesapeake, VA 23323 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Eastern Shore Community College
    29316 Lankford Highway Melfa, VA 23410 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • First Colonial High School
    1272 Mill Dam Road Virginia Beach, VA 23454 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Frank W. Cox High School
    2425 Shorehaven Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23454 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Granby High School
    7101 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Grassfield High School
    2007 Grizzly Trail Chesapeake, VA 23323 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Great Bridge High School
    301 Hanbury Road West Chesapeake, VA 23322 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Green Run High School
    1700 Dahlia Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23453 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Hickory High School
    1996 Hawk Boulevard Chesapeake, VA 23323 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Indian Creek Correctional Center
    801 Sanderson Road Chesapeake, VA 23322 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Indian River High School
    1969 Braves Trail Chesapeake, VA 23325 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Kellam High School
    2665 West Neck Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Kempsville High School
    5194 Chief Train Virginia Beach, VA 23464 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lake Taylor High School
    1384 Kempsville Road Norfolk, VA 23502 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Landstown High School
    2001 Concert Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23456 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Manor High School
    1401 Elmhurt Lane Portsmouth, VA 23701 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Matthew Fontaine Maury High School
    322 Shirley Avenue Norfolk, VA 23517 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Maury High School
    322 Shirely Ave Norfolk, VA 23517 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Norcom High School
    1801 London Boulevard Portsmouth, VA 23704 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Norfolk Campus
    300 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23510 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Norfolk Technical Center
    1330 N. Military Highway Norfolk, VA 23502 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Norview High School
    6501 Chesapeake Boulevard Norfolk, VA 23513 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Ocean Lakes High School
    885 Schumann Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23454 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Oscar Smith High School
    1994 Tiger Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Portsmouth Campus
    120 Campus Drive Portsmouth, VA 23701 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Regional Automotive Center
    600 Innovation Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Salem High School
    1993 Sundevil Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23464 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC)
    724 Community College Road Cedar Bluff, VA 24609 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Tallwood High School
    1668 Kempsville Road Virginia Beach, VA 23464 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • The Hive by the City of Virginia Beach
    140 Independence Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23462 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Tri-Citites Center
    1070 University Boulevard Portsmouth, VA 23703 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Truck Driving Range
    7000 College Drive Suffolk, VA 23435 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • U.S. Coast Guard Finance Center
    1430A Kristina Way Chesapeake, VA 23326 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Virginia Beach Campus
    1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Virginia Beach Technical and Career Education Center
    2995 North Landing Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Western Branch High School
    1968 Bruin Place Chesapeake, VA 23321 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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