Category: College of Computer and Information Technology

College of Computer and Information Technology

REVAMP hosts seminar at Georgia Tech

Starting May 26th, the Research Experience for Student Veterans in Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship (REVAMP) program, will be hosting a 10-week program in the summer in Georgia, at the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute of Technology campus. This program is open to undergraduates in all STEM majors, student veterans, minorities and women in STEM fields. You … Continue reading REVAMP hosts seminar at Georgia Tech

SPC professor Tillman discusses “supercookies” on WFLA

Adrian Tillman on WFLA

St. Petersburg College computer science professor Adrian Tillman was featured in a news spot on WFLA. Learn more about the benefits and dangers of supercookies below. “The technology landscape is kind of like the wild wild west right now,” said Tillman. “We have developers and companies discovering new frontiers at a very rapid pace. However, … Continue reading SPC professor Tillman discusses “supercookies” on WFLA

I Am Robotics

I Am Robotics represents an opportunity to establish a STEM/Robotics program at St. Petersburg College’s (SPC) Midtown Center. To promote the development in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among diverse and underrepresented student populations,  I Am Robotics supports a robotics league designed to serve as a college club with activities to provide students the … Continue reading I Am Robotics

SPC faculty win awards, USF St. Pete lands another big donation

Last year, the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, received three six-figure gifts to its business college from philanthropists. According to the Associate Dean of the College Alison Watkins, the “fund will support our business student organizations and will be a game-changer for groups like Beta Alpha Psi and the student chapter of the Tampa Bay … Continue reading SPC faculty win awards, USF St. Pete lands another big donation

CCIT introduces Smart Choice

In an effort to encourage First-Time-In-College (FTIC) students to pursue a Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology, the College of Computer & Information Technology department (CCIT) has implemented the Smart Choice Program. The program is designed for students to complete a Bachelors’ Degree in four years for $10,000.  The ideal candidate must be: High School Senior … Continue reading CCIT introduces Smart Choice

Technology Management student expresses gratitude to Academic Department Coordinator

In an expression of gratitude for all the help he received to enter the BAS Technology Development and Management program, student Kevin Lynch had this to say: Dear Nancy Russell, “Thank you very much for all the added work you have done on my behalf to get me into the Technology Development and Management program. … Continue reading Technology Management student expresses gratitude to Academic Department Coordinator

SPC prepares students for top tech job

Software Developer ranks as #1 job in 2014 U.S. News ranked Software Developer as the #1 job in all occupations in 2014. They also use rank the top technology jobs. St. Petersburg Colleges offers Computer and Information Technology degrees that prepare you for the top five technology jobs in their report: Software Developer, $70K – … Continue reading SPC prepares students for top tech job

HITT Grant: New Location, New Look

With a new location at the Corporate Training Center and the addition of non-credit certificate programs, the Tampa Bay High Tech Technology (HITT) Grant Program at St. Petersburg College (SPC) is thriving for the 2014 academic year. Since its start in the fall of 2012, the program has experienced tremendous growth.  According to Dr. James … Continue reading HITT Grant: New Location, New Look

CCIT introduces new courses for the 2014 fall semester

Last fall, St. Petersburg College’s College of Computer & Information Technology (CCIT) department purchased server hardware to start offering virtualization courses in the fall 2014 semester. The new courses offered will be the EMC Information Storage, and Management (ISM) course, followed by the VMware VSphere Install, Configure Manage 5.1 course. These are the industry standard … Continue reading CCIT introduces new courses for the 2014 fall semester

Best Online Colleges announces the 2014 Best Online Information Technology Programs

According to an article on the web sites for Newschannel6now and KTVN Channel 2, St. Petersburg College (SPC) made the list of Top Online Information Technology Programs compiled by Best online Colleges. The information obtained for this list was derived by means of a thorough data analysis from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).  … Continue reading Best Online Colleges announces the 2014 Best Online Information Technology Programs