Top-Ranked Education Provider for Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg College (SPC) alumni rank first in Florida for earning the highest entry wages among state community college graduates. SPC was founded in 1927 as St. Petersburg Junior College, Florida's first two-year college. Access, excellence and student support are the hallmarks of St. Petersburg College. Regionally accredited and nationally recognized, SPC was the first state college in Florida to offer bachelor’s degrees. St. Petersburg College offers more than 200 degree, certificate and transfer programs of study, and many high-demand, high-skill industry-recognized workforce certifications. We offer a career-focused curriculum created in conjunction with industry experts to ensure our students are able to meet the needs of today’s employers.
Awards and Honors
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St. Petersburg College and its nursing program are among the “Best of the Best,” according to the Tampa Bay Times 2023 rankings.
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The Association of Florida Colleges' Workforce, Adult and Continuing Education Commission (WACE) awarded St. Petersburg College’s Workforce Education and SPC’s Corporate College’s Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) 12-week program first place for the 2023 Exemplary Practice Awards.
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St. Petersburg College is one of 76 new members of the First Scholars Network for 2023-24.
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The network will lead the field in shifting from the important but incomplete goal of graduating students with any credential to advancing access and completion with the end in mind: credentials of value.
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The 2023 study released this week listed SPC first in the Tampa Bay region in three categories: Best Online Bachelor’s, Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans and Best Online Bachelor's in Business Programs.