{"id":5005,"date":"2023-04-03T19:45:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/?p=5005"},"modified":"2024-02-08T18:14:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:14:31","slug":"april-is-the-time-to-celebrate-community-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2023\/04\/03\/april-is-the-time-to-celebrate-community-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Community College Month in April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>April is Community College Month, so it\u2019s time to celebrate all that they do for our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2023\/11\/15\/spc-and-pcs-partner-for-pinellas-together\/\">communities<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1927, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Petersburg College<\/a> has offered a means to better lives through education. Today, we serve Pinellas County through our <a href=\"https:\/\/newsspc.wordpress.com\/2023\/01\/27\/st-petersburg-college-ranked-among-best-online-programs-in-2023-u-s-news-world-report-study\/\">award-winning programs<\/a> &#8211; more than 80 of which are offered fully online &#8211; as well as high-demand workforce certifications and short-term programs. SPC is also a large <a href=\"https:\/\/newsspc.wordpress.com\/2021\/10\/19\/spc-contributes-more-than-1-billion-in-economic-impact-to-pinellas-county\/\">contributor to the economic health of the community<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But much of what community colleges offer is non-academic support, like SPC&#8217;s First to Finished, a group that seeks to help first-generation students navigate college and make sure they have the resources to successfully finish their degrees or certificate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way SPC is serving the community is through a new scholarship. 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