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Tidewater Tech - Trades

Norfolk, Virginia·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·tidewatertechtrades.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
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Total enrollment
367
peer median 367
Avg net price
$26,366
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

11.4pp gap
Pell recipients
68%63 of 92
Non-Pell (all)
79%27 of 34
Subsidized loan, no Pell
93%13 of 14
No Federal Aid
70%14 of 20

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC HACR HVAC HVACR)
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
35%
$14,750 debt · $41,817 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
35%
$14,750 debt · $41,911 earn
Building/Construction Finishing Management and Inspection
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
22%
$9,500 debt · $42,871 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
20%
$9,500 debt · $46,800 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1988Next review Dec 2028

Action history · 10

  1. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2024Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,248
$30–48k$26,749
$48–75k$31,796
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,366
vs peer median $26,366
Federal loans
38.5%
In-state tuition
$16,337
Out-of-state
$16,337

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 961 students received $5.1M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
961
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.1M
$5,078,640 total
Direct Loans
$5.4M
1,329 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
621 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
604 loan awards
Parent PLUS$848K
104 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 374 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
374
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
24.2%
2017
26.0%
2018
0.7%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Tidewater Tech-Trades

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
367
12-mo unduplicated
1,247
Undergraduate
1,247
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
85%1,056
Women
15%191

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
51.5%
White
28.9%
Two or more
8.5%
Hispanic
7.1%
Asian
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 514 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    Campuses

    The 1 campus that make up Tidewater Tech-Trades.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Tidewater Tech-Trades

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Tidewater Tech-Trades.

    What is the graduation rate at Tidewater Tech-Trades?

    Tidewater Tech-Trades reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Tidewater Tech-Trades?

    Tidewater Tech-Trades reports a total enrollment of 367 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Tidewater Tech-Trades?

    The average net price at Tidewater Tech-Trades is $26,366 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Tidewater Tech-Trades located?

    Tidewater Tech-Trades is located in Norfolk, Virginia 23502.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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