Tidewater Community College

Tidewater Community College's technician-level mechatronics pathway has set the stage for students to get a degree, and then get a job with community partners like Sumitomo Drive Technologies, Yupo Corporation, GeoQuip Manufacturing, Inc., Mitsubishi Plastics Composites America, Flowserve and STIHL Inc.

A mechatronics degree from TCC gives you the skills you need to develop and troubleshoot robotics, programmable controllers and integrated systems. In just two years, you can earn your associate's degree in mechatronics and be ready to pursue a dynamic, high-paying career in advanced manufacturing.

Learn more about your opportunities in mechatronics at tcc.edu.

TCC launched its "Z Degree" -- "z" for zero textbook cost -- to ease the pain of soaring textbook costs for college students. It partnered with Lumen Learning, a Portland, Ore.-based company that helps educational institutions integrate open educational resources (OER) into their curricula. OER are freely accessible, openly licensed materials helpful for teaching, learning, assessment and research. It is estimated that a TCC student who completes the degree through the textbook-free initiative might save one-third on the cost of college.

The Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center is the only National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education (NSF ATE) Center in Virginia and is solely focused on increasing the number of well-qualified, skilled technicians in the maritime and transportation industry.

"The majority of today's workforce in shipbuilding and ship repair, one of the four main segments of the maritime and transportation industry, is nearing retirement age," explains SMART Center Executive Director and PI Barbara Murray. "That means that employers are looking for well-trained, knowledgeable workers with the technical skills required to build, repair, modernize, and maintain the ships that are so vital to our nation's economy and security."

These videos were funded by the National Science Foundation. This video does not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Learn more at http://www.tccworkforce.org/maritime-transportation!

Established in 2012 and headquartered at TCC's Virginia Beach Campus, the CMVE provides timely, responsive, and effective academic and support services to students associated with the United States military, facilitating their educational success and employability. The goal of the CMVE is to be a national model for providing comprehensive, high-quality programs and services that meet the current and future needs of students associated with the United States military. www.tcc.edu/cmve