In today’s high-paced society, many are seeking ways to expedite the learning process. With technology advancement on the rise, colleges and universities are gravitating to online learning, since it affords students and faculty the opportunity to access information in a timely manner and allows them to work in convenient locations. Before deciding whether online learning … Continue reading How to be successful in online courses
Starting this fall, Worknet Pinellas and the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance are working closely with St. Petersburg College (SPC) to provide students with the opportunity to become certified in Information Technology and Telecommunications fields. The purpose of the Tampa Bay Hi-Tech Training (HITT) program is to equip people with the skills that are in demand … Continue reading Get Certified with the Tampa Bay High Tech Training Program
Recently, St. Petersburg College (SPC) hired Outreach Coordinator Rod Davis who is based out of SPC’s Clearwater Campus. Since this position is new, Davis expressed great enthusiasm and believes “it is a necessity to have someone in a position such as this one; given the direction the college is headed.” Prior to assuming this position, … Continue reading St. Petersburg College Hires New Outreach Coordinator
The College of Computer & Information Technology is now offering two new courses this fall. These courses are part of the new Technology Management A.S. degree. CGS 1301, Introduction to Information Systems, is being offered the second eight weeks online. CGS 2631, Collaborative Technologies is also being offered the second eight weeks. The prerequisite for both … Continue reading The College of Computer & Information Technology adds two new courses to Curriculum
Jerry Vaughan has been in the Information Technology field for the past 32 years. He grew up in the St. Petersburg / Clearwater area, where he attended and graduated from Dunedin High School. Vaughan received his Associate’s degree from St. Petersburg College (SPC) and then transferred to the University of South Florida in 1980. The … Continue reading Jerry Vaughan joins CCIT Advisory Committee
When Professor Brad Yourth announced to his Java Programming students that there was going to be a Google Summer of Code contest (GSC), Programming student Shelly Copeland jumped at the opportunity. She created a concept for Android in just a few days. Though she did not win the contest, Yourth said that her work and … Continue reading Shelly Copeland Creates App for Google Summer of Code Contest
At the conclusion of the spring 2012 term, the College of Technology & Management is pleased to announce that all 43 students who applied for graduation, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Technology Management. Congratulations to all of you for a job well done!
Recently, the College of Computer & Information Technology Department (CCIT) invited Mayra Harley, Chief Executive Officer of Smart Marketing Concepts, Inc. (SMC) to join its Advisory Committee. SMC has been in existence for the past 9 years, and Mayra and her husband Mike have been in charge of the division in Tampa, Florida for the … Continue reading Mayra Harley Joins the CCIT Advisory Committee
For the past 15 years, William Roussel has been involved with computer programming. Roussel said that he always liked working with computers. He is intrigued when presented with challenges. In the spring semester, Roussel was a student in Professor Brad Yourth’s Java Programming I class, COP 2250. As part of a class assignment, students were … Continue reading SPC student William Roussel creates Coffee Quotes Application for Android
While stationed in Afghanistan, St. Petersburg College student Andrew Pruitt enrolled in the Linux System Administrator Certificate Program in the College of Computer & Information Technology (CCIT). Upon completion of his last course CTS 2106 Fundamentals of LINUX/UNIX Operating Systems, Pruitt said that the class was especially helpful to him because most of the modems … Continue reading St. Petersburg College Student Andrew Pruitt studies abroad from Afghanistan