Frederick College is a defunct four-year private co-educational college

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 formerly located in Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia

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, Virginia

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. The school was created in through a grant from the Fred w. Beazley Foundation (now the Beazley Foundation). It originally opened in 1958 as a two-year school on the grounds of a former munitions depot before becoming a four-year school in 1961. The school closed in 1968 and the land was given to the Virginia community college system to form Tidewater Community College

Tidewater Community College

Tidewater Community College is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads with campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach — and serving approximately 46,000 students. The school is known locally by its abbreviation, TCC.-History:The school was founded...

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Athletics

Frederick competed at the NCAA small college level (now division II) and had a 3600-seat football stadium. The coach of the men's basketball team was Bob Hodges.