Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA · Private for-profit · tidewatertechtrades.edu/ ↗

Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit college in Norfolk, Virginia, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 367 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Precision Metal Working; Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection; and Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Tidewater Tech-Trades at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
367
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$28,473
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$44,844
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Tidewater Tech-Trades

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $28,473 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $44,844, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).