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Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,626/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

60/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,714/yr

Out-of-state: $11,717/yr

All Programs at Tidewater Community College

39 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Business Administration Compare across schools	83	$42,521/yr	Moderate	73.4x
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	82	$69,764/yr	Moderate	63.1x
Ground Transportation Compare across schools	80	$39,383/yr	AI-Proof	78.7x
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies Compare across schools	70	$54,461/yr	Resilient	105.0x
Computer and Information Sciences, General Compare across schools	70	$45,084/yr	Exposed	36.6x
Business Administration Compare across schools	70	$35,919/yr	Moderate	41.4x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	69	$62,524/yr	Resilient	58.0x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	69	$35,597/yr	Exposed	61.3x
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Compare across schools	68	$36,232/yr	AI-Proof	62.4x
Electrical Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	67	$56,971/yr	Moderate	98.7x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	67	$47,722/yr	AI-Proof	46.8x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	67	$42,572/yr	Resilient	73.5x
Engineering, General Compare across schools	65	$68,555/yr	Moderate	68.8x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	65	$27,916/yr	Resilient	47.9x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	64	$34,696/yr	AI-Proof	59.7x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	63	$21,368/yr	AI-Proof	36.4x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	62	$25,738/yr	Moderate	44.0x
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Compare across schools	61	$37,354/yr	Resilient	64.4x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	61	$29,290/yr	Moderate	39.8x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	60	$25,938/yr	AI-Proof	20.2x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	59	$35,687/yr	Exposed	28.0x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	58	$29,799/yr	Resilient	44.8x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	58	$26,013/yr	Resilient	37.5x
Social Sciences, General Compare across schools	57	$29,425/yr	Moderate	31.1x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	57	$21,889/yr	Moderate	37.3x
Accounting and Related Services Compare across schools	56	$29,056/yr	Exposed	39.7x
Hospitality Administration/Management Compare across schools	56	$21,416/yr	Moderate	36.5x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	54	$36,150/yr	Exposed	62.3x
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Compare across schools	53	$39,431/yr	AI-Proof	56.8x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	52	$31,688/yr	AI-Proof	54.5x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	52	$23,239/yr	Moderate	23.9x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	48	$23,785/yr	AI-Proof	73.0x
Design Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	47	$41,114/yr	Moderate	35.0x
Biological and Physical Sciences Compare across schools	47	$30,605/yr	Resilient	35.2x
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Compare across schools	47	$23,509/yr	Resilient	25.2x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	44	$33,677/yr	Exposed	34.9x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	41	$27,294/yr	AI-Proof	34.5x
Teaching Assistants/Aides Compare across schools	39	$23,117/yr	Resilient	39.5x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	39	$22,935/yr	Moderate	25.2x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth analyzes 39 trade and vocational programs at Tidewater Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.