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Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, VA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,626/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook 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 TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Business Administration Compare across schools	82	$42,521/yr	Moderate	73.4x
Nursing Compare across schools	81	$69,764/yr	Moderate	63.1x
Ground Transportation Compare across schools	80	$39,383/yr	AI-Proof	78.7x
Business Administration Compare across schools	71	$35,919/yr	Moderate	41.4x
Mechanical Engineering Technology Compare across schools	70	$54,461/yr	Resilient	105.0x
Computer Science Compare across schools	70	$45,084/yr	Exposed	36.6x
Accounting Compare across schools	69	$35,597/yr	Exposed	61.3x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	68	$62,524/yr	Resilient	58.0x
Electrical Engineering Technology Compare across schools	67	$56,971/yr	Moderate	98.7x
Electrical Installation Compare across schools	67	$36,232/yr	AI-Proof	62.4x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	66	$47,722/yr	AI-Proof	46.8x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	66	$42,572/yr	Resilient	73.5x
Engineering Compare across schools	65	$68,555/yr	Moderate	68.8x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	64	$27,916/yr	Resilient	47.9x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	63	$34,696/yr	AI-Proof	59.7x
Health Administration Compare across schools	63	$29,290/yr	Moderate	39.8x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	62	$35,687/yr	Exposed	28.0x
Health Administration Compare across schools	61	$25,738/yr	Moderate	44.0x
Clinical Laboratory Science Compare across schools	60	$37,354/yr	Resilient	64.4x
Culinary Arts Compare across schools	60	$25,938/yr	AI-Proof	20.2x
Culinary Arts Compare across schools	60	$21,368/yr	AI-Proof	36.4x
Accounting Compare across schools	59	$29,056/yr	Exposed	39.7x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	59	$26,013/yr	Resilient	37.5x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	58	$29,799/yr	Resilient	44.8x
Social Sciences Compare across schools	58	$29,425/yr	Moderate	31.1x
Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Compare across schools	55	$39,431/yr	AI-Proof	56.8x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	55	$36,150/yr	Exposed	62.3x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	55	$21,889/yr	Moderate	37.3x
Hospitality Management Compare across schools	55	$21,416/yr	Moderate	36.5x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	52	$23,239/yr	Moderate	23.9x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	50	$31,688/yr	AI-Proof	54.5x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	50	$23,785/yr	AI-Proof	73.0x
Drafting & Design Technology Compare across schools	48	$41,114/yr	Moderate	35.0x
Biological & Physical Sciences Compare across schools	48	$30,605/yr	Resilient	35.2x
Mental Health Services Compare across schools	47	$23,509/yr	Resilient	25.2x
Legal Support Services Compare across schools	45	$33,677/yr	Exposed	34.9x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	42	$27,294/yr	AI-Proof	34.5x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	40	$22,935/yr	Moderate	25.2x
Teaching Assistants Compare across schools	39	$23,117/yr	Resilient	39.5x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook 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 TradeSchoolOutlook 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.