{"id":511,"date":"2017-06-07T17:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/?p=511"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:31:30","slug":"communications-degrees-and-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/communications-degrees-and-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore SPC communications degrees and careers June 19-22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-521\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/06\/CAC-Fair-Icon.jpg\" alt=\"Explore communications degrees and careers at St. Petersburg College's Career and Academic Communities Fair June 19-22.\" width=\"226\" height=\"298\" \/>Explore communications degrees and careers at St. Petersburg College&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/newsspc.wordpress.com\/2017\/06\/01\/explore-your-future-at-spcs-career-and-academic-communities-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Career and Academic Communities Fair<\/a> June 19-22. Held on eight campus locations over four days, you can pick the date and location that work best for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a Career and Academic Community?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our 10 Career and Academic Communities<br \/>\ngroup similar majors into concentrations so<br \/>\nyou\u2019ll benefit from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advisors dedicated solely to your program<\/li>\n<li>A closer connection to experienced faculty<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration with like-minded students<\/li>\n<li>A path toward your chosen profession<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Communications degrees and careers<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re on the fence or totally sure of your career path, this is a great opportunity to explore SPC communications degrees and careers and see what SPC&#8217;s\u00a0Communications Community is all about!<\/p>\n<p>Students in the Communications Community\u00a0are pursuing careers in a wide variety of fields, including\u00a0journalism, marketing,\u00a0public relations, sign language interpretation, English language &amp; literature, foreign language, and many more. Two of our most popular degrees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/degrees-training\/communications\/sign-language\/sign-language-interpretation-as-degree\">Sign Language Interpretation A.S. degree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/degrees--training\/communications\/mass-communications-aa-transfer-plan\">Mass Communications A.A. transfer plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, you can\u00a0earn your degree in\u00a0our Community\u00a0if you are interested in\u00a0<em>any\u00a0<\/em>communications-related career. In fact, since communication skills are essential for any career, the Communications Community is a great place to be if you want to explore a wide variety of career options.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of your courses and degree plans, you can also get involved in campus life. Come to the event to learn more about these awesome student organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.spcollege.edu\/\">The Sandbox student newspaper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iq.spcollege.edu\/category\/issue-1\/\">Interdisciplinary Quarterly academic journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/SGA\">Student Government Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.spcollege.edu\/honorscollege\/\">Honors College<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SPC Radio<\/li>\n<li>Toastmasters club<\/li>\n<li>Silent Titans ASL club<\/li>\n<li>Spanish club<\/li>\n<li>\u2026and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Looking for a little inspiration?<\/h3>\n<p>Check out these success stories about St. Petersburg College communications graduates who have found success:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/sign-language-student-follows-dreams\/\">SPC sign language student Holli Tempe follows her heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/communications-educational-information\/teach-for-america-fellowship\/\">SPC alumna Deniann Grant is finalist for Teach for America fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore communications degrees and careers at St. Petersburg College&#8217;s Career and Academic Communities Fair June 19-22. 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