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At SPC, we are proud of our honors, awards, highlights and mentions in the press bestowed on those associated with the college.
Growing up in Syracuse, New York, St. Petersburg College’s Engineering Technology Program Director Lara Sharp came from a science-minded family. Her mother and grandmother were nurses, her father a science teacher and grandfather a math teacher. So when her seventh-grade math teacher invited her to take an exam that would […]
St. Petersburg College placed sixth among Florida public and private colleges that participated in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges study. SPC ranked #17 as a top public school in the southern colleges region. These are the highest-ranked public colleges and universities within its ranking category among […]
St. Petersburg College received a $30,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to create powerful communities in Pinellas County. SPC is one of 18 organizations in Florida to collectively receive $715,000 in grants from the Foundation. This grant, dubbed Engineering in Energy (E2) supports SPC’s initiative to increase community awareness […]
Ken Cherven, the former chairman of the SPC Foundation Board of Directors, was honored with Emeritus status with the Foundation at organization’s meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15. Cherven devoted 29 years to the Foundation’s board and is a member of the SPC Legacy Society. President Williams also presented Cherven with […]
Congratulations to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Building Arts Program Director Lara Sharp, who will be honored as one of the STEM Women of the Year at a celebration luncheon on Sept. 13. The award is given by Girls Inc. of Pinellas, which recognizes women in STEM fields and encourages young women […]
St. Petersburg College’s Respiratory Care Program received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). This recognition is a standard of professional achievement for registered respiratory therapists (RRT). With a focus on program effectiveness, the CoARC views the RRT credential as a measure […]
The college welcomed the 2019-20 class of Dr. Johnnie Ruth Clarke scholars at the St. Petersburg Gibbs Music Center on Monday, July 15. Scholarship recipients and their families learned about what to expect in college, and about Dr. Clarke’s inspiring legacy. Senator Darryl E. Rouson provided the keynote. Guests enjoyed […]
Christine Garner, a Biology student at SPC’s Seminole Campus, won the title of Ms. Wheelchair Florida 2019. Read all about Garner’s journey and how she plans to use her title as a platform to advocate for people with disabilities.
The St. Petersburg City Council presented plaques for their achievement to graduates of St. Petersburg College’s PITCH program recently at the St. Petersburg City Council meeting at City Hall. The City Council presented plaques to Green and other graduates from the city’s Cohort of Champions program, which, through community partners […]
Duke Energy selected the Women on the Way Program for their “Duke Energy in Action Month” Community Service Project. They got the opportunity to tour our St. Petersburg/Gibbs WOW office, and were so impressed with the center and the services we provide for our students, they not only supplied us […]
Musicians from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. perform in O Som Do Jazz, a group that plays Brazilian classics, as well as original music. The group just released their third CD, Go!. Go! has 12 original compositions by David Manson and features MIRA faculty members Austin Vickrey, […]
St. Petersburg College will honor its top graduates and alumni during commencement ceremonies May 18 at Tropicana Field. Lorena Hmelas was selected as the Apollo Award winner, the highest honor an associate degree graduate can achieve. Savannah Strandlof will receive the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor a bachelor’s graduate […]
The Triad Leadership teams at SPC were recognized for their talent, hard work and efforts to help students at a fiesta-themed celebration at the EpiCenter on May 9. Sabrina Crawford, Jason Krupp and their teams organized the event, honoring the many faculty and staff members who work to organize and […]
Congratulations are in order for SPC’s Respiratory Care program, which just earned the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). According to CoARC, the credential shows a program’s success in inspiring graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional goals, and considers a […]
