Local leaders, students, faculty and college officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking for SPC’s new Student Success Center on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. The state-of-the-art center will replace the 80-year-old administration center, which was demolished due to its age.
“It is a distinct honor and privilege to be here today at St. Petersburg College’s original site to celebrate the groundbreaking of our new St. Petersburg Gibbs Student Success Center,” SPC President Tonjua Williams said during opening remarks. “At St. Petersburg College, we believe student success is our purpose.”
SPC alumnus and current Board of Trustees Chair Nathan Stonecipher said he was particularly excited because Gibbs was his home campus when he attended SPC.
The new 48,000-square-foot center will provide students with easy “one-stop” access to critical support services including registration, admission, Financial Aid, testing, advising, Accessibility Services, Veterans’ services, a career center, and learning resources.
SPC’s oldest campus, the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus opened in 1942 and is a full-service location. Serving 14,000 students each year, this campus is home to:
- CoMotion Dance Theater
- Music Center
- Planetarium
- St. Petersburg Collegiate High School
- Titan volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams
- West St. Petersburg Community Library, a partnership between St. Petersburg College and the City of St. Petersburg, provides users with a wide range of library materials and services in one location
- Facilities for the music industry/recording arts programs, including fully loaded, multi-faceted audio production suites geared toward the aspiring music professional
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certified Student Services (SS) Building
- Find out more information about parking at the downtown center here