SPC invites applications for the position of President
After more than 43 years of dedicated service to St. Petersburg College – 31 as president – President Carl M. Kuttler Jr. is retiring. The college Board of Trustees is looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial visionary in whom to entrust the leadership of St. Petersburg College.
The successful candidate in this highly competitive national search will embrace SPC’s dual two-year/four-year mission, will be eager to collaborate with the existing faculty and staff responsible for keeping SPC on the leading edge, and will reach out to college partners and friends.
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About the college
From the beginning, St. Petersburg College has been a leader. It was Florida’s first two-year college (founded in 1927) as well as the state’s first community college to offer four-year degrees (2001). Today, SPC is one of a handful of the state’s newly designated State Colleges.
The college has nine learning sites throughout Pinellas County, serves more than 65,000 credit and non-credit students annually, and consistently ranks among the nation’s top 10 community colleges for degrees awarded.
The vast majority of SPC students are pursuing an Associate in Arts degree. Many can continue their studies without leaving home – due to SPC’s growing number of baccalaureate degrees as well as the numerous offerings of SPC’s University Partnership Center (UPC). Collaboration (not competition) is the cherished watchword.
Besides the UPC, the college’s collaborative partners include those in the business, arts and international communities. “SPC is proud to act on the local and world stages,” according to the authors of The Entrepreneurial Community College.
The mission
SPC’s mission is to provide accessible, learner-centered education for students pursuing associate degrees, four-year degrees, technical as well as continuing education. As a comprehensive multicampus state college, SPC seeks to be a creative leader and partner with students, communities and other educational institutions to deliver enriched learning experiences and to promote economic development.
The college boasts an outstanding, diverse faculty and staff; advanced technology; distance learning; innovative teaching techniques; outstanding library and information resources; a climate for student success; and an enduring commitment to excellence.
About the area
St. Petersburg College is located on the beautiful West Coast of Florida in the Tampa Bay area. Bordered by 234 miles of shoreline and surrounded by water on three sides, Pinellas County is the home of The Florida Orchestra, the Tampa Bay Rays, world-class museums, and dozens of public parks and recreational facilities.
Compensation and benefits
Compensation is negotiable.