{"id":3762,"date":"2017-09-25T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloghostdev.spcollege.edu\/technology-educational-information\/?p=3762"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:21:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:21:25","slug":"groundbreaking-for-student-success-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2017\/09\/25\/groundbreaking-for-student-success-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New Student Success Center Celebrates SPC’s Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Local leaders, students, faculty and college officials recently celebrated the groundbreaking<\/a> for SPC’s new Student Success Center on the St. Petersburg\/Gibbs Campus. The state-of-the-art center<\/a> will replace the 80-year-old administration center, which was demolished due to its age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a distinct honor and privilege to be here today at St. Petersburg College\u2019s original site to celebrate the groundbreaking of our new St. Petersburg Gibbs Student Success Center,\u201d SPC President<\/a> Tonjua Williams said during opening remarks. \u201cAt St. Petersburg College, we believe student success is our purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new 48,000-square-foot center will provide students with easy \u201cone-stop\u201d access to critical support services including registration, admission, Financial Aid, testing, advising, Accessibility Services, Veterans’ services, a career center, and learning resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPC’s oldest campus, the St. Petersburg\/Gibbs Campus<\/a> opened in 1942 and is a full-service location. Serving 14,000 students each year, this campus is home to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n