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St Petersburg College

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School Notes:

• The mission of St. Petersburg College is to provide accessible, open door, learner-centered education for students pursuing associate degrees, limited four year degrees, technical education, and continuing education within Pinellas County and globally, in program areas where the college has special expertise. As a comprehensive multi-campus state college, SPC seeks to be a creative leader and partner with students, communities and other educational institutions to deliver enriched learning experiences and to promote economic development.
• St. Petersburg College is located in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the heart of the Tampa Bay area. The city of St. Petersburg is bordered by 234 miles of shoreline, surrounded by water on three sides - Tampa Bay to the east and south and the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico to the west. Between its shores, the city has over 130 parks, outstanding recreational facilities, dynamic historical neighborhoods, reputable schools, and thriving small, mid-size and large businesses providing a healthy, fast-growing economy for its residents.
• The College fulfills its mission led by an outstanding, diverse faculty and staff, and enhanced by advanced technology, distance learning, international education, innovative teaching techniques, an outstanding library and other information resources, continuous institutional self-evaluation, a climate for student success and an enduring commitment to excellence.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Police say suspicious device found at college was hoax (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 08:11:53 pm
  Clearwater Police say a suspicious device found on the Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College was not a threat to the public.
• Police say item left on campus posed no danger (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 03:18:00 pm
  Police say a suspicious-looking bag found Thursday in a parking lot at a local St. Petersburg College campus posed no danger, though they still refuse to say what exactly it was.They are, however, describing the device in the bag as a hoax bomb, and are trying to determine who left it in the parking lot at 2465 Drew St., said Elizabeth Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman.
• Police: Thursday's Clearwater bomb threat appears to be hoax (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 03:17:31 pm
  CLEARWATER A suspicious device that was found on the Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College Thursday appears to have been a hoax, police said.
• Evacuation lifted on Clearwater college campus (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 07:54:13 pm
  A suspicious bag found in the parking lot of the St. Petersburg College Clearwater campus on Drew Street has been deemed safe.
• Bomb squad says device at Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College was safe (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 07:46:57 pm
  CLEARWATER A bomb squad determined that a suspicious device found on the Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College was safe after blowing it up.

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