St. Pete College: Come on down!
With Florida universities considering cut-backs in summer classes, Florida community colleges say they're ready to fill the gaps. St. Petersburg College announced yesterday it's creating space for 1,500 additional students this summer.
"These are difficult times, but we don't feel that students should suffer," SPC President Carl M. Kuttler Jr. (right) said in a press release. "We know students are feeling the financial pinch because we have received twice as many applications for summer scholarships as we usually do." Summer enrollment begins April 2.
Last summer, SPC had 13,991 students in its 2-year programs and 1,034 students in its 4-year programs. This spring, its total enrollment is nearly 26,000.
- Ron Matus, state education reporter
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Then why are staff members paid so little and why are raises not being handed out?
Posted by: Abe | March 30, 2008 at 12:25 AM
How do you plan to keep the College functioning during the summer? If you do not give ALL employees at least a cost of living raise, I bet many of them will be leaving. Only time will tell, and money does not keep people happy. But if you are not earning enough to pay for gas and housing and . . . Well, people just can't afford to work for the College.
Posted by: JC | March 30, 2008 at 05:19 PM