St. Petersburg College

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St. Petersburg College

Established:	1927
President:	Carl M. Kuttler, Jr.
Students:	65,000
Location:	St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Campus:	Urban
Website:	Official website

St. Petersburg College (Commonly referred to as SPC and formerly known as SPJC ) is a fully accredited secondary education institution located in St. Petersburg, FL. The institution currently manages nine separate campus located throughout Pinellas County; four campuses in St. Petersburg, and one campus each in Seminole, Pinellas Park, Largo, Clearwater, and Tarpon Springs serving some 65,000 students annually [3]. The College was founded in 1927 as a private community college and was Florida's first two-year institution of higher learning. Today it is a public institution. It still provides community college programs to students, but in 2001 the college also expanded their curriculum to provide students as early as 2002 with four- year bachelor degree programs in select areas such as: Education, Nursing, Technology Management, Dental Hygiene, International Business, Orthopedics and Prosthetics, Paralegal Studies, Public Safety Administration, and Veterinary Technology. St. Petersburg College is a purely commuter college and has no resident-students. This is mostly due to the fact that no single campus is large enough to warrant a need for student campus housing. Many of the SPC campuses do not offer a large curriculum of available courses, and instead specialize in one or two specific fields. For example, the Pinellas Park campus specializes in courses centering around health care, and the Seminole campus is a highly technology-oriented campus, and serves as a University Partnership Center, a campus that is shared with in-state public universities. The SPC Seminole campus will often have classes conducted and offering credit for the schools of The University of South Florida, Florida International University, Florida State University, and the University of Central Florida [3].

1 Academics:
2 Demographics:
3 Rankings:
4 Clubs and Activates:
5 References:
6 Alumni and notable Attendees
7 External links

[edit] Academics:

The mission of the Honors College is to provide an exemplary education and build an intellectual community that encourages creativity, intellectual understanding, leadership qualities and critical thinking skills for our most talented and motivated students. Since 2003, the Honors College has offered intellectual students with the opportunity to expand their minds in their own learning community focusing on group discussion, an array of honors courses, honors programs, interdisciplinary honors courses, seminars, independent study, graduation recognition events, and many other challenging activities[2].

[edit] Demographics:

As of 2007, of the 65,000 students enrolled in the institution, 136,133 were enrolled in degree seeking programs; while 25,797 were non-degree seeking students. 16,051 of those students were female and 9,417 were male. The average ages of student enrollment proved to be in the range 20-24, which provided education to over 7,698 students [1].

[edit] Rankings:

For four years in a row, St. Petersburg College was designated Florida’s leader in distance learning among the states twenty-eight other community colleges. In fact, St. Petersburg College ranked first in the number of courses offered (2,309) and the number of students (16,656). St. Petersburg College has once again placed near the top of the Community College Week’s Top 100 Associate’s Degree Producer’s List. In the primary category, all Disciplines, SPC was ranked 10th [3][5].

[edit] Clubs and Activates:

Caruth Health Education Center: Human Services Organization, Physical Therapist Assistant Club, Radiography Club, Student American Dental Hygienists Association, Student Caruth Health Information, Management Association, Student Nurses Association, and Veterinary Technician Society [4] [5].

Clearwater: Badeya (Black Student Union), Chess Club, College Democrats, Computer Club, Ethics Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, High Achievers, nternational Club (Latinos Unidos), Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, Math & Science Club, Phi Theta Kappa- Tau Zeta Chapter, Positive Directions Association, Silent Titans, Student Ambassadors, Student Government Associations, The World Percussion Club, and Wheels in the Wind [4] [5].

Downtown:Anime Club, Band/Jazz Ensemble, Brother to Brother, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Green Party, Chorus & Madrigalians, Circle K, College Democrats, Collegiate Music Educators, CoMotion Dance Theatre, Ethics in Action, Forensics, Friends of Internationals, Harmabee (Black Student Union), High Achievers Club (Affiliated with the Student Support Services Program), International Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Intramural Sports, Phi Theta Kappa- Eta Nu Chapter, Student Government Association, SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise), and Student Republican Association [4] [5].

St. Petersburg/ Gibbs:Anime Club, Band/Jazz Ensemble, Brother to Brother, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chorus & Madrigalians, Circle K, Colleges Against Cancer, Collegiate Music Educators, CoMotion Dance Theatre, Ethics in Action, Harmabee (Black Student Union), High Achievers Club (Affiliated with the Student Support Services Program), International Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Intramural Sports, Latinos United, Medical Club, Peer Academic Advisory Club, Phi Theta Kappa- Eta Nu Chapter, Space Physiology and Medicine, Student Government Association, and Student Republican Association [4] [5].

Seminole: Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Digital Media Club, Videogame Lab ,Seminole Campus for Christ, and Hospitality Club [4][5].

Tarpon Springs: Art Club, Billiards Club, Chess Club, Coffee House, Cultural club, COE Kappa Delta Pi Drama Club, Fitness Club, Christian Club, Phi Theta Kappa- Alpha Zeta Tau, Photography Club, St. Petersburg College Students Counsel for Exceptional Students, Student Ambassadors Program, Student Government Association, and View from The Hill Campus Newsletter[4][5].