Helping first generation, disabled and limited income students graduate from college

Student Support Services (SSS) provides year-round mentoring, coaching, and support for college students enrolled in AA/AS degrees, and is designed to significantly increase the retention and graduation rates of its participants. Students must apply and be accepted into this limited-access program, located on Clearwater and Gibbs campuses. This program provides:

  • Personalized success coaching
  • Career exploration activities
  • Career counseling
  • Referral to additional services, including tutoring and mental health services
  • Textbook/Laptop lending library
  • Transfer assistance and university tours
  • Workshops, field trips and more!

Who can apply to Student Support Services?
To be eligible, SPC students must be U.S. citizens (or permanent residents), be seeking an AA or AS degree, and meet at least one of the following criteria:

  1. Be a first-generation college student (neither parent having earned a bachelor's degree), and/or
  2. Be low-income based on the U.S. Department of Education guidelines
  3. Have a Disability

Student Support Services is funded by a federal TRIO grant, a group of eight programs that help low-income, first-generation in college students start and finish college. Visit the U.S. Department of Education website to learn more about:

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS CONTACTS

Head of Program
Kelly Fried, Project Coordinator
Phone: 727-341-3024
Email: fried.kelly@spcollege.edu

Clearwater Campus
Clearwater Campus, SS-161
Phone: 727-341-3728
Mailing Address: 2465 Drew St., Clearwater, FL 33765
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Brittany Peterson, Student Support Advisor
Phone: 727-341-3728
Email: Peterson.Brittany@spcollege.edu

St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus
St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, SA-101
Phone: 727-341-4372
Mailing Address: 6605 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Kimberly Swan, Student Support Advisor,
727-341-3216
Email: swan.kimberly@spcollege.edu

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