Education at St Petersburg College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what St Petersburg College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and approximately 26,430 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 195 education majors received their bachelor's degree from SPC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

SPC Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at SPC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SPC does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SPC Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at SPC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at SPC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
	78
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Best Education Basic Certificate Schools	130
	207
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	295
Most Focused Education Basic Certificate Schools	377
Most Focused Education Associate Degree Schools	612

Education Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of education associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SPC Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at SPC awarded 195 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at SPC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	129
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SPC also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Petersburg College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Education	113
Teacher Education Grade Specific	93
Special Education	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Elementary School Teachers	75,750	$50,070
Teacher Assistants	50,440	$25,010
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Middle School Teachers	30,110	$53,140
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.