Top ranked
For more than 83 years, the students, alumni, faculty and staff of St. Petersburg College have held themselves to the highest of standards. This manifests itself in many ways, among them, academic success, honors and awards, graduation rates and community service. Review our:
The latest yearly rankings from the U.S. Department of Education and the Florida Community College System show what can happen when excellence is the standard. Matched with two-year programs at both two- and four-year institutions, SPC ranked:
- No. 8 in the nation for the number of associate degrees awarded in Nursing;
- No. 8 for Liberal Arts & Sciences/General Studies/Humanities;
- No. 14 for associate degrees awarded in all disciplines; and
- No. 14 for Health Professions & Related Clinical Services.
St. Petersburg College tied for seventh place (with Macomb Community College of Warren, Mich.) in the national Digital Community College's Survey, conducted by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Center for Digital Education. SPC has ranked in the top 10 consistently in the survey. In 2005, SPC placed first in a tie with York Technical College of South Carolina. The survey measures how community colleges use information technology to streamline their operations and serve their students.
Honors received
- For the second time in 10 years, SPC's M.M. Bennett Library system recently won the national Community College Program Achievement Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries.
- The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, which won the 2002 Rowe Award for Excellence in Architecture, showcases 20th century artists Abraham Rattner, Allen Leepa, Esther Gentile and their contemporaries.
- Award-winning eCampus offer hundreds of accredited online college courses.