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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.
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.
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.
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%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 436 undergraduates at Tidewater Tech-Trades with 329 being full-time and 107 being part-time.
| $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.
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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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | 232 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 100 | NA |
| Building Management & Inspection | 80 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 71 | NA |
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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