Added: Sep 10, 2010
From: StPetersburgCollege
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http://www.youtube.com/user/StPetersburgCollegeVeterans Affairs:As a veteran, you are entitled to certain benefits and eligibility to participate in certain programs to help further your college education. This veterans Web site will help you better understand the policies and procedures that affect your veteran's educational benefits. Its purpose is to clarify rules and policies, answer some of your immediate questions and refer you to those individuals who can best answer other questions you may have.Veterans are served through the Financial Assistance Services (FAS) office at St. Petersburg College, not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). Need to speak to a Veteran Specialist, please contact them: (727) 302-6400These offices are the main point of contact for students receiving educational assistance from the DVA. They are professionally staffed to assist students with VA educational benefit inquiries. Assistance may also be received at the Seminole Campus. All students receiving benefits from the DVA must visit one of the three locations during registration or whenever a change occurs in their class schedule.The Veteran Service Coordinator (VSC) monitors the academic progress of all students receiving educational benefits from the DVA. The VSC at the FAS offices provides services to veterans, active duty military, reservists and eligible dependents enrolled at the college. Some of these services include:Providing information and guidance for veteran students and dependents about entitlements, filing claims to the DVA and certifying enrollments at the college.Advising veterans concerning the DVA requirements for maintaining satisfactory course pursuit and reviewing selected courses for consistency with DVA regulations and their relation to the requirements specified for a diploma, certificate or degree.Providing assistance in resolving problems that may arise in the student's relations with the college and the DVA. About St. Petersburg College:In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college. In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it the first community college in Florida to offer four-year degrees. On Dec. 11, 2001, the college received the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' accreditation to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees.In 2002, St. Petersburg College began offering courses leading to bachelor's degrees in Education, Nursing and Technology Management. The college's commitment to its two-year curriculum, which has earned it wide recognition and annually wins it high national rankings, remains as strong as ever.Today, SPC has eight learning sites throughout Pinellas County and recently became the first college in Florida to offer a four-year degree in Dental Hygiene. This program's offerings augment its two-year program, which has been in operation since 1963. SPC added four-year degrees in Veterinary Technology, Public Safety Administration and Orthotics and Prosthetics in 2005.College AccreditationSt. Petersburg College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees in the following areas: Banking, Nursing, Business Administration, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Elementary/Secondary Education, Paralegal Studies. Educational Studies. Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification. Dental Hygiene. Public Safety Administration. Health Services Administration. Sustainability Management. International Business. Technology Management. Management & Organizational Leadership. Veterinary Technology.SPC also offers access to junior and senior level courses for bachelors and graduate degrees at the University Partnership Center. The UPC partners with the University of South Florida, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Eckerd College, University of Florida, Florida State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Central Florida, Florida International University, Florida A&M University, Saint Leo University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Institute of Technology, Barry University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Indiana University, and St. Petersburg College.
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