NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 27, 2024) - Tidewater Tech is pleased to announce four of its students have been awarded $2,500 scholarships from BAE Systems. Sheridan Silvestri, Mark Silvestri, Desean Kieschnick, and Kevin Scott were honored at a special award ceremony this week, attended by Mr. Michael Villanueva, Talent Outreach Manager, at BAE Systems, Dr. Joel English, President of Tidewater Tech and its family of schools, Dr. Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Mayor of Norfolk, and Chancellor of Tidewater Tech, ... Read more
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance School Group Names Dr. Joel A. English as President
Gerald Yagen to remain as Chairman and Founder of the school group which includes Centura College and Tidewater Tech Virginia Beach-based Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), Centura College, and Tidewater Tech announced today the appointment of Dr. Joel A. English as President, only the second to serve in this capacity over the institution’s 55-year history. English has served as the institutions’ Executive Vice President since 2020, and he has functioned as Vice President of ... Read more
Tidewater Tech and Aviation Institute of Maintenance Host Governor Glenn Youngkin and State Officials to Discuss Workforce Development
NORFOLK, Va. (Dec. 19, 2023) – Tidewater Tech and Aviation Institute of Maintenance were honored to welcome Governor Glenn Youngkin, G. Bryan Slater, Secretary of Labor, and Carrie Roth, Director of the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, for a productive visit to the schools. The purpose of the visit was to engage in discussions about workforce development and skilled trades training, with a focus on building a strong pipeline of skilled tradesmen and ... Read more
Tidewater Tech Students Design and Build Training Aids for Nauticus Youth Program
NORFOLK, Va. (April 20, 2023) - Tidewater Tech delivered newly constructed training aids to Nauticus for use in their youth programs. Students and faculty in Tidewater Tech’s HVAC and Building and Construction Trades programs have been working diligently on the design and build of over a dozen bridge hats and a large tunnel table. Now that construction is complete, the equipment will provide hands-on training for youth in Hampton Roads during summer camps and other outreach programs at ... Read more
Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech Announce Articulation Agreement with Columbia Southern University
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 28, 2023) — Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech solidified an articulation agreement with Columbia Southern University (CSU) to assist graduates of skilled trades programs in obtaining associate and bachelor’s degrees. The articulation agreement, signed recently, provides clear pathways for the transfer of credits from any of the twenty campuses in the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of ... Read more
Centura College Family of Schools Partner with Next Step to Success
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 1, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech (ACT) are pleased to announce their partnership with Next Step to Success (NSTS), the recipient of a $53,125 Program for Improving Capacity and Capability (PICC) conditional grant from the City of Norfolk. Next Step to Success, a division of the James Barry Robinson Institute, works with Norfolk youth who hail from neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty. The mission of NSTS is to ... Read more
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of schools has received the Silver “Leader in Freedom” award from Safe House Project, a national anti-trafficking organization
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 30, 2022) - The Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of schools has received the Silver "Leader in Freedom" award from the national anti-trafficking organization, Safe House Project, for the work carried out by the administration, students, and staff to combat domestic child trafficking. Human trafficking is an issue that everyone has a place in the fight against. First responders and corporations consistently work with their ... Read more