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Tidewater Tech-Trades Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Tidewater Tech-Trades ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you’ll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

How Well Is Tidewater Tech-Trades Ranked?

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Tidewater Tech-Trades was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Tidewater Tech-Trades?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Tidewater Tech-Trades, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Tidewater Tech-Trades Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Tidewater Tech-Trades it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Tidewater Tech-Trades

71% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Tidewater Tech-Trades is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  71 out of 100
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Tidewater Tech-Trades Undergraduate Student Diversity

329 Full-Time Undergraduates
68.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
12.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 436 undergraduates at Tidewater Tech-Trades with 329 being full-time and 107 being part-time.

How Much Does Tidewater Tech-Trades Cost?

$23,581 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
$28,744 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Tidewater Tech-Trades is $23,581. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Tidewater Tech-Trades

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$22,310$25,047$25,491$28,785$29,334

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tidewater Tech-Trades, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Tidewater Tech-Trades, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,186 a year. That adds up to $28,744 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Tidewater Tech-Trades Graduates Make?

$31,657 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Tidewater Tech-Trades with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $31,657 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 36% less that the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Tidewater Tech-Trades

Virginia State
329 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Tidewater Tech-Trades is a private for-profit institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Tidewater Tech-Trades are given below.

Contact Details
Address:4535 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone:757-858-8324
Website:tidewatertechtrades.edu/

Tidewater Tech-Trades Majors

4 Majors With Completions
966 Undergraduate Degrees
966 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 4 majors graduated from Tidewater Tech-Trades. Of these students, 966 received undergraduate degrees and 966 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Precision Metal Working232NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration100NA
Building Management & Inspection80NA
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair71NA

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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