St Petersburg College

Accounting Technology Operations

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in the field of accounting in a business environment.

Addiction Studies

This program will prepare students for entry level work in the field of alcohol and substance abuse prevention and/or addiction treatment.

Advanced Adult Critical Respiratory Care Certificate

An advanced respiratory care certificate covering evidence-based medicine, advanced cardiopulmonary medicine and pathophysiology, and a respiratory care capstone for adult critical care practice.

Advanced Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Certificate

An advanced respiratory care certificate covering evidence-based medicine and advanced neonatal and pediatric respiratory care with a respiratory care capstone.

Applied Engineering Technology

This degree offers a sequence of instruction with four subplans (electronics, Lean Six Sigma quality, advanced manufacturing, and digital design and modeling); all students complete a common 18-credit technical core in safety, quality assurance, metrology, CAD, electronics and materials, preparing them for employment in manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, aerospace and related industries.

Applied Mental Health

This undergraduate certificate will provide retired officers, current officers, other first responders, and students, the curricular experience to pursue careers in mental health counseling, psychology, and allied human services.

Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use Certificate

The Responsible Use Artificial Intelligence (AI) Certificate is designed to equip individuals with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI ethically and responsibly.

Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use Practitioner Certificate

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster.

Associate in Arts

The Associate in Arts is St. Petersburg College's transfer degree, comprising 60 credit hours of general education and elective coursework designed to prepare students to transfer to a state university to complete a bachelor's degree.

Audio Production and Engineering

The Audio Production and Engineering Certificate prepares students for the workforce in the field of Audio Production, Audio Engineering, and Live Sound.

Biology

The Bachelor of Science in Biology educates students for laboratory and field-related careers in the biological sciences and serves as a transfer curriculum for graduate and professional schools.

Biomedical Engineering Technology

The Associate of Science in Biomedical Engineering Technology prepares students for employment in a healthcare-related electronics field, with a strong electronics workforce focus and cross-curricular coursework in computers, networking and biology.

Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist

The Biotechnology Laboratory Specialist Certificate represents the core skills-based courses of the Biotechnology A.S. degree, with candidates gaining essential knowledge in Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Cell Culture and Genetics to work in a laboratory or bio-manufacturing setting.

Biotechnology Laboratory Technology

The Associate of Science in Biotechnology prepares students for laboratory careers in biotechnology, and graduates are eligible for entry into the Bachelor of Science in Biology program.

Building Design and Construction Management

A balance of practical skills and management training prepares graduates for careers in contractors' or architects' offices, building construction administration, or self-employment in the construction industry.

Business Administration

This bachelor's program teaches students to analyze and solve business problems in rapidly changing environments, providing a foundation in economics, accounting, finance, management, marketing, business law, statistics and operations management.

Business Administration

This program prepares students for employment in multiple areas of general business, teaching effective business communication and decision-making, with specialization subplans in areas such as Accounting, Entrepreneurship and Financial Services.

Business Analyst Specialist

This certificate prepares students for a career in business analytics.

Business Development and Entrepreneurship

The Business Development and Entrepreneurship Certificate (CCC) offers a sequence of courses that provide relevant technical knowledge and business skills needed to prepare for starting and/or managing an entrepreneurial business and/or attaining further education and careers in the Business, Management, and Administration fields.

Business Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship courses identified in this Certificate program will apply towards the Business Administration AS degree.

Business Management

The Business Management Certificate (CCC) offers a sequence of courses with relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Business Management and Administration fields.

Business Operations - Marketing

The Business Operations - Marketing courses identified in this Certificate program will apply towards the Business Administration AS degree.

Cardiopulmonary Science

This fully online baccalaureate degree gives Registered Respiratory Therapists who have completed the AS in Respiratory Care a broader curriculum leading to advanced credentials and professional growth in leadership, management, education and research.

Cisco Certified Network Associate

This certificate program is designed to produce a Cisco Certified Network Associate, CCNA.

Cloud Computing

The certificate will prepare individuals for high demand jobs in cloud computing.

Cloud Computing Technology

The Cloud Computing Technology Associate in Science provides a comprehensive, practical education in cloud computing, combining theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience to prepare students for careers in cloud computing and related fields.

Community Health Worker Certificate

The CHW Section of the APHA (American Public Health Association) has adopted the following definition of a community health worker: A community health worker is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of and/or has an unusually close understanding of the community served.

Computer-Aided Design & Drafting

This certificate provides a program of study with courses in CAD (computer aided drafting) and solid modeling needed to assist the engineering and drafting activities of industry, construction, architecture, and consultants in planning, designing, and detailing projects.

Computer Information Technology

This degree prepares students for support positions in information systems and technology services, teaching networking, spreadsheet and database programming, web tools and IT security, with opportunities to earn CompTIA A+, Network+ and MOS certifications.

Computer Programmer

This certificate is designed to further develop student proficiency in programming by giving students the opportunity to complete multiple programming languages.

Computer Programming and Analysis

This program trains programmers with practical skills across multiple programming language platforms and data management strategies, and includes a final-semester internship for career development.

Computer Programming Specialist

This certificate is designed to develop student proficiency in programming and to introduce the student to the variety of skills necessary to create dynamic Web content and transaction-based Web systems.

Computer Related Crime Investigation

This certificate requires eight of nine courses listed below for a total of 24 credit hours which include skills in researching, investigating, using computer software, interpreting laws, and using the internet as an investigative tool.

Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation

The Corporate Entrepreneurship Program is designed to instill entrepreneurial thinking and innovation within the corporate context.

Crime Scene Technology

Crime Scene technologists are employed by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, state attorney offices, public defender offices, medical examiners' offices, law firms and private industry.

Crime Scene Technology

This program is no longer accepting students; those wishing to pursue Crime Scene Technology may enroll in the Public Safety A.S. program with a declared Crime Scene Technology subplan.

Cybersecurity

The prerequisites for entry are basic computer usage skills: editing files, navigating a file system, browsing the Web, basic knowledge of networking, and working knowledge or training in the Unix or Linux operating system.

Cybersecurity

This professional workforce bachelor's degree focuses on technologies and practices to protect information and physical resources, building on core cybersecurity knowledge with upper-division coursework in information security, risk assessment and mitigation, and disaster planning.

Cybersecurity

This degree teaches students to build and manage organizational network and security programs using risk management strategies and to evaluate security techniques, with opportunities to sit for CompTIA, EC-Council and Cisco industry certifications.

Data Science

Students learn techniques for manipulating, cleansing and analyzing large data sets, gaining an advanced statistical skill set for true data analysis.

Dental Hygiene

The first and only bachelor's degree program in dental hygiene in Florida, this online degree-completion program helps licensed dental hygienists advance into careers in management, sales, public/community health, interprofessional health care and academia.

Dental Hygiene

This associate degree prepares students for careers as dental hygienists and is fully transferable to the Dental Hygiene or Health Services Administration BAS programs at SPC; the program begins every year in May.

Digital Forensics and Computer Investigations

This program is no longer accepting students; those wishing to pursue Digital Forensics and Computer Investigations may enroll in the Public Safety A.S. program with a declared subplan.

Digital Graphic

Prior to enrolling in the Digital Graphic certificate students must complete all foundational courses in the Digital Media MultiMedia Foundations.

Digital Media

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Digital Media prepares digital designers and videographers for visual storytelling, advertising, editorial and client-based work, building professional skills in digital and graphic design and video editing.

Digital Media

The Digital Media program addresses one of the fastest-growing sectors in the computer industry, covering the convergence of communication technologies including television, the web and computer-based interactivity across games, education, digital video and dynamic websites.

Digital Media/Multimedia Foundations

The Digital Media/Multimedia Foundations certificate program introduces students to one of the fastest growing sectors in the computer industry.

Digital Media Video Production

This certificate is designed to prepare students to produce complex digital video tape presentations for 'on' or 'off' air.

Digital Photography

The photography certificate is designed to equip students with the essentials and basic skill sets to succeed in the photographic industry.

Early Child Development

The Early Child Development Certificate (CHDEV-CT) coursework is part of an A.A. transfer pathway to several degree options in the College of Education.

Educational Studies and Community Leadership

This interdisciplinary program is designed for students who want to deepen their understanding of learning and teaching yet seek careers in non-school settings.

Educator Preparation Institute (EPI)

The Educator Preparation Institute Certificate is a state approved program that is offered fully online and leads to a Florida Professional Teaching Certification.

Educator Preparation Institute (EPI) with Reading Endorsement

The Educator Preparation Institute Certificate is a state approved program that is offered fully online and leads to a Florida Professional Teaching Certification.

Electronics Aide

This program offers a sequence of courses in electronics that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in manufacturing and electronics.

Elementary Education (K-6) with Infused ESOL & Reading Endorsements

This program combines coursework in elementary content and the pedagogy of teaching with school-based experiences to prepare students for professional certification to teach grades K-6; graduates earn a BS in Elementary Education and are endorsed in Reading and ESOL.

Emergency Administration and Management

Emergency Administration and Management (EAM) is a comprehensive certificate focused on policy, planning, and administration of emergency response teams.

Emergency Management

This Advanced Technical Certificate provides professionals in the EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement, Public Health and other related occupations an advanced level of training in emergency management and disaster preparedness.

Emergency Medical Services

This AS degree is available to certified paramedics with transferable credit, preparing allied health professionals to provide advanced emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients as part of a comprehensive EMS response.

Emergency Medical Technician

An applied technology diploma covering fundamentals of emergency medical care with laboratory, clinical experience, and field internship to prepare students as emergency medical technicians.

Engineering Technology Support

The purpose of this certificate is to prepare students for initial employment with an occupational title as Engineering Support Specialist or Engineering Specialist in various specialized areas to support engineering design, manufacturing processes and production, testing, and/or maintaining product quality, or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupational areas.

Environmental Science Technology

This program is no longer accepting students; the AS in Environmental Science Technology provided a scientific background in environmental impact and regulatory compliance with specializations in water resource management or environmental resources conservation.

Event Planning Management

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as supervisors in the event planning sector of the hospitality industry.

Exceptional Student Education (K-12) with Infused ESOL & Reading Endorsements

This teacher preparation program combines coursework in Exceptional Student Education and pedagogy with school-based experiences to prepare students for certification to teach grades K-12; graduates earn a BS in Exceptional Student Education and are endorsed in Reading and ESOL.

Field Survey Technician

The purpose of this Field Survey Technician Certificate program is to prepare students for employment as surveyors, civil engineering technicians, or surveyor helpers or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations.

Financial Technology Specialist

A certificate covering financial services, financial markets and money, finance principles, information technology, incident response and applied artificial intelligence in business to prepare students for financial technology roles.

Fire Officer Supervisor

This certificate is designed to incorporate the theory and applications necessary to become a credentialed Fire Officer.

Fire Science Technology

This program is no longer accepting students; those wishing to pursue Fire Science Technology may enroll in the Homeland Security and Emergency Management A.S. program with a declared Fire Science subplan.

Food and Beverage Management

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as supervisors and managers in the food and beverage sectors of the hospitality industry.

Food and Beverage Management Specialist

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as specialists in the food and beverage sectors of the hospitality industry.

Funeral Arts

A certificate in funeral arts covering funeral directing, thanatology, embalming, restorative art, funeral service law and related professional coursework.

Funeral Services

This associate degree program, accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, prepares students for careers in funeral services and is transferable to a bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.

Green Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship

Students will be studying entrepreneurial approaches to developing sustainable businesses that will reduce our impact on the planet and improve quality of life for employees and the community.

Healthcare Data Management

This program is designed to prepare students for employment as entry level Data Management Specialists or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in related health record or information technology occupations.

Health Care Services

The courses necessary to earn a certificate in Health Care Services and to be eligible for certification examination in Excel Spreadsheets are a part of the AS Health Sciences degree plan.

Health Information Technology

This associate degree prepares students for careers in health information technology and is transferable to a bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.

Health Services Administration

This bachelor's degree prepares students in the health or human services field for career advancement or entry-level supervisory and managerial positions, offering specialized concentrations and online eight-week classes culminating in a capstone experience.

Help Desk Support Specialist

This certificate program prepares the student to work in a help desk support position for installing, configuring, managing and monitoring hardware and software applications in a stand-alone or networked environment.

Homeland Security

This certificate is a comprehensive certificate focused on policy, planning and administration of emergency response teams and systems.

Homeland Security and Emergency Management

This AS degree prepares students for careers in homeland security and emergency management and enables graduates to meet the entrance requirements to continue into the BAS degree in Public Safety Administration.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

This program is no longer accepting students; it exposed students to business administration and hotel management courses to prepare them for careers in hotels, cruise ships, resorts and restaurants or for transfer to a state university.

Human Services

This interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree draws students from lower-division human services programs and AA psychology, social work or sociology subplans, appealing to those working in entry-level positions who can immediately apply classroom concepts.

Infant and Toddler Specialization Certificate

The Infant and Toddler Specialization Certificate (ITSP-CT) coursework is part of an A.A. transfer pathway to several degree options in the College of Education.

Laboratory Specialist

A Laboratory Specialist Advanced Technical Certificate (ATC) provides students with exposure to the principles of biological sciences, chemistry and mathematics necessary for success in a scientific work environment.

Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt

This Green Belt certificate provides a series of courses that focuses on the concepts, theories, and tools of the Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma as used in the manufacturing and services industries.

Management and Organizational Leadership

Designed with the assistance of business and industry leaders, this integrated degree gives students a broad range of organizational and management skills for a variety of supervisory positions and effective leadership.

Management/Leadership

The Management/Leadership courses identified in this Certificate program will apply towards the Business Administration AS degree.

Mechatronics

This 30 credit hour certificate program offers a sequence of courses that provides comprehensive and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in Advanced Manufacturing.

Medical Coding and Revenue Management

The Medical Coding and Revenue Management (formerly known as the Medical Coder) Certificate is designed to provide a student with the skills necessary to transform medical diagnoses, procedures and injuries into designated numerical codes.

Medical Device Design and Manufacturing

This new college credit certificate for Medical Device Manufacturing and Design is designed to provide students with skills to work for a medical device manufacturer.

Medical Device Networking and Cybersecurity

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster.

Medical Equipment Repair

The Medical Equipment Repair Certificate is designed to allow students access to entry level positions in the field of medical device repair.

Music Industry/Recording Arts

This technology-based program develops real-world skills for the music industry, with a core curriculum in industry-standard digital audio workstation software, hardware and equipment for studio recording and live sound production.

Network Administration

This certificate program is designed to produce certified network administrators and engineers.

Networking Technologies

This degree teaches students to build and manage integrated networks using the latest technologies, implement network security, and troubleshoot common issues, preparing them for CompTIA and Cisco CCNA industry certifications.

Nursing

The RN to BSN program allows registered nurses to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing online, providing a foundation for career advancement or graduate study with a focus on evidence-based practice, health promotion, technology and leadership.

Nursing (R.N.)

This associate degree prepares students for careers as registered nurses and is fully transferable to a bachelor's degree at SPC or any Florida state university; it offers traditional, LPN-RN and evening/weekend tracks.

Paralegal Studies

The Paralegal studies courses identified in this certificate program will meet the educational requirement for the Certified Legal Assisting Examination administered nationwide by the National Association of Legal Assistants.

Paralegal Studies

The Paralegal Studies BAS trains students for paralegal careers in law firms, government entities and corporate legal departments, with many courses offered online in addition to traditional classroom instruction.

Paralegal Studies

This program trains students for entry-level employment as paralegals in law firms, government entities and corporate legal departments, providing skills in interviewing, investigation, legal research, discovery and litigation support; it is transferable to the Paralegal Studies BAS at SPC.

Paramedic

This certificate is designed to produce paramedics, whose job description involves advanced life support, to deliver the pre-hospital, life support care and transportation necessary for victims of accident and emergency illness.

Physical Therapist Assistant

This program prepares students as physical therapist assistants through time-intensive coursework and clinical practice at the Health Education Center, and is transferable to a bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.

PreKindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3) with Infused ESOL and Reading Endorsements

The Bachelor of Science in Prekindergarten/Primary Education prepares students to teach ages 3 through grade 3 and allows graduates to earn endorsements in ESOL and Reading.

Preschool Specialization Certificate

The Preschool Specialization Certificate (PRSP-CT) coursework is part of an A.A. transfer pathway to several degree options in the College of Education.

Production Systems Management

The Production Systems Management AS is a technical degree combining management and supervision with technical skills, honoring SPC's articulation with Pinellas Technical College and offering four subplans.

Project Management

The project management courses identified in this certificate program aim to meet the educational requirement for the PMP, Agile PM, and CAPM Certificates administered globally by the Project Management Institute.

Public Policy and Administration

This program prepares students for the dynamic field of public policy and administration through critical thinking and problem-solving techniques, enabling them to make sound decisions and influence policy while meeting modern demands for accountability.

Public Safety

The Public Safety A.S. is a criminal justice and public safety degree offering declared subplans including Crime Scene Technology, Digital Forensics and Computer Investigations, and criminal justice, preparing students for careers in public safety services.

Public Safety Administration

The Public Safety Administration BAS prepares graduates to solve management problems, understand finance and budgets, develop strategic plans and programs, and enter positions in law enforcement, fire services, corrections, emergency medical services and industrial security.

Radiography

This associate degree prepares students for careers as radiographers, begins in January, and is transferable to a bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration at SPC.

Rapid Prototyping and Design

This certificate provides a program of study with courses in solid modeling, using SolidWorks.

Respiratory Care

The Respiratory Care program provides planned learning experiences and skills culminating in employment as a respiratory therapist; the AS is transferable to a bachelor's degree in Health Services Administration at SPC and begins in August.

Risk Management and Insurance Management

St. Petersburg College and the Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA) have formed a workforce partnership for the insurance community.

Rooms Division Management

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as supervisors and managers in hotels, resorts and cruise lines, as well as related hospitality sectors.

Rooms Division Operation

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment as supervisors and managers in hotels, resorts and cruise lines, as well as related hospitality sectors.

Rooms Division Specialist

This certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in hotels, resorts and cruise lines, as well as related hospitality sectors.

Secondary Education Mathematics (6-12)

This program is no longer accepting students; it combined mathematics content with school-based experiences to prepare students for certification to teach mathematics in grades 6-12, earning a BS in Mathematics Education.

Secondary English Education with Reading and ESOL Endorsement

This program combines English content and pedagogy coursework with school-based experiences to prepare students for certification to teach English in grades 6-12; graduates earn a BS in Secondary English Education and are endorsed in Reading and ESOL.

Semiconductor Cleanroom Operator

This 18 credit hour certificate program prepares students for a high-demand career in the semiconductor cleanroom industry, providing hands-on skills to work in cleanroom environments and advanced manufacturing facilities.

Social and Human Services

This program prepares human services professionals who work in diverse community settings to improve clients' quality of life and connect them with resources, providing skills for quick entry-level employment in the field.

Supply Chain and Logistics

This certificate program prepares students to work in any aspect of supply chain, from warehousing to distribution to customer service.

Supply Chain Management

The Supply Chain Management certificate program provides the knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in the high growth supply chain and logistics industry.

Surgical Services

Surgical technology students gain hands-on operating-room experience preparing them to serve as members of the surgical team, with career options as certified surgical technologists in hospital operating rooms, ambulatory care centers and physician offices.

Sustainability Management

This bachelor's degree helps students understand the broad concepts and systems involved in sustainability initiatives, preparing them as sustainability managers in sectors including manufacturing, construction, government, military contracting and international business.

Sustainable Construction Technology

This Certificate provides the student with the supervisory and sustainability training necessary to assist contractors and subcontractors in the construction industry.

Technology Development and Management

This bachelor's degree provides a balance of technology and management education with specialization options in Data Science, Cybersecurity, Software Development, Project Management or Cloud Computing Management.

Training and Development

A certificate in training and development covering adult learning theory, instructional design, eLearning, and educational technology for workplace learning and development professionals.

Veterinary Assisting Certificate

A certificate preparing veterinary assistants through coursework in animal anatomy, veterinary office and clinical procedures, dental techniques, medical terminology and supervised work practicum.

Veterinary Practice Management

The veterinary hospital management courses identified in this certificate program will meet the educational requirements for the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association examination for Certified Veterinary Practice Managers.

Veterinary Technology

This terminal bachelor's degree for veterinary technicians offers specialized tracks in clinical techniques and hospital management, building on the technical skills acquired in the AS Veterinary Technology program.

Veterinary Technology

This program prepares students for careers as veterinary technicians, offered face-to-face (beginning August and January) and fully online (beginning August, January and May), with students first completing the Veterinary Assisting Certificate.

Water Quality Technician

A certificate preparing water quality technicians through coursework in environmental science, urban pollution, wetland resources, and environmental sampling and analysis.

Web Development

This degree teaches the building blocks of the web including HTML, CSS and JavaScript along with database design, networking, UNIX and Git, preparing students for a career in full-stack web development.

Web Development Specialist

A certificate in web development covering web foundations, social media and web technologies, advanced web site development, and JavaScript client-side programming.

Youth Development Professional

This certificate program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in before and after school programs, group homes, residential treatment, youth clubs, recreation centers, and other related environments.