City: Hampton And, VA

Category: Education

Telephone: (757) 825-2700

Address: 99 Thomas Nelson Dr.

Description: Thomas Nelson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The community college in Hampton that bears his name was established in 1967, granting associate degrees in 36 fields and more than 38 certificates in career-related areas, including administrative support technology, automotive career studies, and information systems technology. Six of the associate degree programs are transferable to a four-year college. (NOTE: If you are looking for a place to stay while you are in Hampton Roads, try the Marl Inn in Yorktown. Owner Tom Nelson is a direct descendant of this college’s namesake.) A satellite campus opened in Williamsburg in 1999 to provide service to residents in the Williamsburg–James City County–York County area after having offered a limited schedule of evening classes at various locations in the area for 30 years.Located in the Busch Corporate Center off US Route 60 near Busch Gardens, the office provides one-stop admissions, registration, academic assessment, counseling, and book ordering so students do not have to go to the Hampton campus, about 30 miles away, for any services. The new location allows TNCC to offer classes at the Historic Triangle location on both day and evening schedules. Additional evening courses are offered at Lafayette High School and Jamestown High School and on the campus of the College of William and Mary. Students also are able to enroll in a growing number of distance learning courses the college now offers via television and the Internet. Like the campus in Hampton, the Historic Triangle operation provides a full range of workforce training, economic development, and employment skills to its community. It also offers courses that transfer to other colleges and universities and count toward degrees past the associate degree. In fact, it’s possible for students to complete three transfer degrees—in liberal arts, science, and business administration—at the Historic Triangle Center and to take many other courses, ranging from computing and small-business development to childhood development, without leaving Williamsburg.Another benefit of Historic Triangle campus is dual enrollment arranged through the high schools, allowing students in certified high school courses to take those courses for college credit. Senior citizens may take courses at TNCC on a space-available basis without paying tuition under a program the college offers.