Since this was my first time out of the country and I was traveling as a young female solo traveler, I truly couldn’t have picked a better way to experience it then with the Spanish Immersion Costa Rica Program. Being able to study through a program with so much support made me feel incredibly comfortable … Continue reading Costa Rica, forever in my Heart
Sanuki Program at Kagawa University
SPC student, Maysam, recently received a Gilman Scholarship and shared her experience abroad with the SPC International Programs office. This is what she had to say. I studied abroad through St. Petersburg College, who gave me this fabulous chance, and as a Gilman scholar, with the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, which provides merit-based … Continue reading SPC Student receives Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad in Costa Rica
SPC Freshman baseball player Andrey Martinez, a product of Barranquilla, Colombia, won his first FCSAA Player of the Week award after a stellar two-week span of baseball. Martinez hit a scorching .563 (9-16) with five runs scored in four games. During that stretch, he scored five runs, one double, two home runs, one stolen base, and … Continue reading Colombian Student named Titan Athlete Player of the Week
Three International students from St. Petersburg College were the highlights of last week’s NJCAA National Women’s Tennis Tournament (May 7-11, 2022). Congratulations to Valeriia Cherfus from Ukraine, Naomi Mckenzie from Australia and Georgia L Browne from Ireland! They spent this past week out in the desert with the mindset of “Together We Win”. The Titans … Continue reading International Students shine at National Women’s Tennis Tournament
My journey to SPC was longer than I had imagined. I am Rozalia from Hungary, currently studying towards my Radiography program. Living in the States was my dream in the last few years. (I visited Florida before as a tourist and fell in love with the warm weather all year around!) I applied for an … Continue reading International Student Experience at SPC
SPC Lady Titan’s Sophomore, Domenica “Dome” Zamora has quite the season both on and off the court during her time here at SPC. Dome, an international student from Ecuador, led the Titans to a Central Conference Championship and the team’s first State Tournament bid in 5 years, but she also racked up on academic and … Continue reading SPC’s Domenica Zamora named FCSAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year!
By Elena Rami Being an international student at SPC has been by far the best experience I have ever had. Everything started when I decided that I wanted to study in the U.S. at the age of 14. Many will think that this is a very young age to think about college, but I have … Continue reading So happy I chose SPC!
To celebrate Community College month, Sane Haidara, an international student who graduated from St. Petersburg College in the summer of 2016, joined SPC for an online webinar with Professor Jeffery Kronschnabl, his past instructor, Dr. Susan Demers, Public Policy and Legal Studies Dean, and Frank Jurkovic, International Programs Director to share his experience at SPC … Continue reading SPC Alum makes International Difference
They captured the Distinguished Delegation Award at NMUN NY’s virtual conference. This means that the team placed in the top 10% of all colleges and universities. We are very proud of our students for overcoming adversity and achieving this success! Thus, despite a difficult academic year for MUN due to the challenges of doing trainings … Continue reading SPC’s Model UN Team