St Petersburg College
About
St. Petersburg College (SPC) is a public college in Pinellas County, Florida. Part of the Florida College System, SPC offers several associate and baccalaureate degrees as well as certificate and short-term learning programs. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 104 Title IV programs, 32 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing32 · 30.8%
- No Data72 · 69.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 14
- May 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 10,980 students received $48.8M in Pell grants, alongside $29.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,155 borrowers who entered repayment, 177 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at St Petersburg College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
St Petersburg College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions St Petersburg College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt Petersburg College | 38% | — | 23,936 | — | Baccalaureate |
Broward College | — | — | 30,728 | $20,077 | Baccalaureate |
Chipola College | — | — | 1,934 | $832 | Baccalaureate |
College of Central Florida | — | — | 5,928 | $12,310 | Baccalaureate |
Daytona State College | — | — | 12,820 | $7,201 | Baccalaureate |
Eastern Florida State College | — | — | 14,053 | $5,939 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Gateway College | — | — | 2,921 | $2,915 | Baccalaureate |
Florida SouthWestern State College | — | — | 14,301 | $8,249 | Baccalaureate |
Florida State College at Jacksonville | — | — | 23,556 | $2,760 | Baccalaureate |
Gulf Coast State College | — | — | 5,426 | $2,339 | Baccalaureate |
Hillsborough Community College | — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College |
Indian River State College | — | — | 15,429 | $5,202 | Baccalaureate |
Lake-Sumter State College | — | — | 5,810 | $5,742 | Baccalaureate |
Miami Dade College | — | — | 58,941 | $5,929 | Baccalaureate |
North Florida College | — | — | 1,268 | $1,799 | Baccalaureate |
Northwest Florida State College | — | — | 4,752 | $5,554 | Baccalaureate |
Palm Beach State College | — | — | 25,916 | $9,832 | Baccalaureate |
Pasco-Hernando State College | — | — | 9,410 | $5,154 | Baccalaureate |
Pensacola State College | — | — | 9,491 | $2,254 | Baccalaureate |
Polk State College | — | — | 10,318 | $9,027 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Johns River State College | — | — | 7,927 | $5,808 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Fe College | — | — | 12,758 | $11,154 | Baccalaureate |
Seminole State College of Florida | — | — | 15,390 | $3,119 | Baccalaureate |
South Florida State College | — | — | 2,880 | $4,443 | Baccalaureate |
State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | — | — | 8,750 | $21,433 | Baccalaureate |
The College of the Florida Keys | — | — | 1,025 | $13,818 | Baccalaureate |
Valencia College | — | — | 47,425 | $10,399 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 38% | — | 10,318 | $5,775 |
St Petersburg College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The office provides information and analytical support to college-wide internal decision-making, external accountability, strategic planning, and ongoing continuous institutional improvement.
Visit IR office page- Jennifer McBrideDirector, Institutional Effectiveness
- Fawzi Al NassirExecutive Director of Data Strategy and Analytics
- Amy EggersAssociate Director, Institutional Effectiveness
- Raynier MohammedSenior IR Analyst and Programmer
- D’ariel BarnardInstitutional Effectiveness Coordinator
- Edin JakupovicBusiness Intelligence Analyst
- Joshua HokeWorkforce Data Analyst
- Soyoung PreiselBusiness Intelligence Analyst
- Sondra SeiterIR Information Technology Analyst
- Bradley ThomasResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardir.spcollege.edu
- Data definitionCDS | Institutional Research & PlanningThe St. Petersburg College Institutional Research & Planning page offers resources on common data sets, interactive reports, and fact books. It highlights the collaboration with publishers to streamline data reporting and includes information on the team behind these efforts. The page also provides links to previous years' CDS reports and offers other resources like external references and contact details for various college services.ir.spcollege.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFactBook | Institutional Research & Planning2026The St. Petersburg College Fact Book is designed to meet the information needs of the college community and external inquiries by providing historical and current data on various aspects of the college including student body, academics, personnel, finances, and facilities. It covers the reporting years up to 2025-26 and includes interactive reports on enrollment, degrees, graduation rates, and more.ir.spcollege.edu
- Strategic planInnovating our Future St. Petersburg College Strategic Plan2024St. Petersburg College's Strategic Plan 2024-2027 focuses on three pillars: delivering excellence in teaching, driving economic advancement, and strengthening community ties. The plan lays out priorities such as fostering a supportive workplace, implementing data strategies, and aligning budgeting to support emerging technologies. An array of measurable goals includes boosting program enrollments, enhancing student persistence, and deepening corporate partnerships to ensure SPC graduates secure high-wage, in-demand jobs.spcollege.edu
Notable alumni of St Petersburg College (29)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Kurt AbbottAthletics
- Alfredo AmézagaAthletics
- Carroll BakerEntertainment
- Gus BilirakisPolitics
- Bruce G. BlowersMusic
- Tee CorinneActivism
- William C. CramerPolitics
- Victor CristPolitics
- Gloria EhretAthletics
- Frank FarkasPolitics
- Mike FasanoPolitics
- George GreerLaw
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