In 2014, Tighe was named the head coach at Ridgewater College in Willmar and Hutchinson, Minnesota.
During the 2015–16 season, the Warriors won the MCAC Region 13 Consolation Championship.
In his first three seasons, the Comets won three straight NSAA tournament championships.
Following the 2020–21 season, Tighe would be announced as the North Star Athletic Association Coach of the Year.
[5] On October 31, 2022, Tighe resigned effective immediately just two games into the 2022–23 season.