St. Petersburg College

St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg College
Former name
St. Petersburg Junior College
MottoLux et Veritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Light and Truth
TypePublic college
Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Parent institution
Florida College System
Endowment$57.4 million[1]
PresidentTonjua Williams
Academic staff
1,300 (Fall 2016)
Administrative staff
1,551 (Fall 2016)[2]
Students29,183 (Fall 2018)[3]
Location
St. Petersburg
,
Florida
,
United States
CampusUrban
Total: 406.29 acres (1.6442 km2)[2]
ColorsBlue and White[4]
   
MascotTitans
Websitewww.spcollege.edu

St. Petersburg College (SPC) is a public college in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and one of the institutions in the system designated a "state college," as it offers a greater number of bachelor's degrees than traditional community colleges focused on associate degrees. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and enrolled about 29,000 students in the fall of 2018.[3]

The school was founded in 1927 as a private junior college, the first in Florida. It later became a public institution and grew to include campuses throughout Pinellas County. Today it has eleven campuses and centers: four in St. Petersburg, Florida and seven in Seminole, Pinellas Park, Largo, Clearwater, and Tarpon Springs.

  1. ^ "St. Petersburg College Foundation Inc. Financial Statements and Supplementary Information" (PDF). Florida Auditor General. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "St. Petersburg College Fact Book 2017-18". St. Petersburg College. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "St. Petersburg College". National Center for Education Statistics. 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Petersburg College Branding and Visual Identity Guide" (PDF). St. Petersburg College. Retrieved August 11, 2018.