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St. Petersburg College. SPC is the oldest 2, now 4, year college in Florida ? 80 yearsComprehensive Community College missionFall enrollment ? over 27,000 credit students, plus noncredit and Certificates. BACKGROUND. Unique Needs of Pinellas County: 1. Employer needs identified for IT ma
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1. St. Petersburg College
Increasing Baccalaureate
Access to Programs
In Critical Shortage Areas
RN to BSN
2. St. Petersburg College SPC is the oldest 2, now 4, year college in Florida 80+ years
Comprehensive Community College mission
Fall enrollment over 27,000 credit students, plus noncredit and Certificates
3. BACKGROUND Unique Needs of Pinellas County:
1. Employer needs identified for IT managers, teachers, and BSN prepared nurses
2. Pinellas 67 of 67 counties in Baccalaureate access
3. Geographic uniqueness: a peninsula with heavy traffic volume
4. Need for AS graduates to a have a smooth AS to BAS or BSN transfer option
4. STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE Community College System (CCS) strategic plan on Baccalaureate access solutions: branches; partnerships; distance learning; community colleges directly (Florida 49th; Pinellas 67th among counties)
Two hundred AS programs statewide and only five AS to Bachelors articulation agreements
5. STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE Legislature chose to also support a few niche Bachelors directly in high need areas IT (22,000), Nursing (critical), Teacher Education (162,000 shortage in ten years)
Federal support for the online and partnership responses at St. Petersburg College (Project Eagle)
6. SPCs Challenge How to implement Bachelors and be true to historical CC mission of workforce, 2+2, remedial and University Partnership missions?
How to expand the open-door, keep instruction as a top priority, approach to a 4-year model?
How to serve our community with 4-year bachelors in high demand areas?
7. SPCs University Partnership Center 43 Bachelors degree programs
29 Masters and Doctoral programs
15 Partners public/private (example 2+4 with University of Florida Pharmacy
SPC funded to provide support: Partners provide direct instruction
2,136 students currently enrolled
8. University Partnership Center Barry University
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland University
Eckerd College
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida A&M University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology
9. University Partnership Center Florida International University
Florida State University
George Washington University
St. Leo College
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of South Florida
10. DEGREE STANDARDS State University System (SUS) academic policies for quality
Time to degree: 120 hours (Minimum)
Common pre-requisites
Specialized accreditation
Ability of graduates to transfer into state/private graduate programs
11. KEY TO IMPLEMENTATION Becoming 4-year across the College e.g. Institutional Effectiveness, faculty criteria, student services, library services
SPCs challenge: become one College, one faculty, one Curriculum and Instruction Committee, etc.
Planning funds provided to develop a full upper division at SPC by the Legislature; upper division to focus on teacher education, BSN nursing and AS to BAS articulation programs
12. IMPLEMENTATION BEGINS WITH SACS ACCREDITATION Consultant ( April 2001)
Legislature approved $1 million to develop; help w/ faculty, library, etc
Document reviewed in October 2001
December 2001-annual vote of SACS Commission on Colleges on 4 year status
November Team Visit 2001- overall commendation to SACS
13. LIBRARY Add two librarians and cross train
Books service at multiple locations
Courier service
Community College statewide automated library tied to 4-year automated library
14. FINANCIAL AID USDOE approval
Bright Futures
FSAG need based
Community College Minority Teachers Fund
Financial Aid Fee
15. FINANCE FORMULA
Fees less than SUS, more than fees in our 2-year programs
CCS approach now at 85% of SUS upper division
16. ADMISSIONS Additional Recruiters
Corporate, hospitals
School districts
PHCC and SPC campuses
Other area community colleges
Multiple CC in FL seek to have SPC as upper division in their area
New admission form supplement for
current SPC students
17. RECORDS AND REGISTRATION Earlier admissions cycle
Process and workload change from open door at lower division to restricted admission at upper level.
Work with 3 Deans initial on admission status by major
18. STUDENT SERVICES Three 4-Year baccalaureate Specialists hired
Each assigned to a different site
Each cross-trained in all 2 and 4-year programs
19. MARKETING Much earlier for 4 year program (Fall)
Billboards
TV/Radio
Health care newsletters
Becoming 4-year visitor to adjacent community colleges
Joint letterhead with PHCC
Direct mailing (current nurses, school teachers)
Information sessions
20. 3 AREAS OF EMPHASIS Technology Management
BSN Nursing
Teacher Education
Elementary Education
Exceptional Education
Secondary Mathematics
Secondary Science
21. Current 4-year Programs College of Technology Management
BAS in Technology & Management
BAS in International Business
BAS in Banking
BAS in Management & Org. Leadership
College of Nursing
BS in Nursing
College of Education
BS in Elementary Education
BS in Exceptional Education
BS in Secondary & Middle Grades Mathematics
BS in Secondary & Middle Grades Science
BS in Business Technology
BS in Technology Education
BS in Educational Studies
Post Baccalaureate Certificates College of Public Safety Administration
BAS in Public Safety Administration
College of Orthotics & Prosthetics
BAS in Orthotics & Prosthetics
School of Dental Hygiene
BAS in Dental Hygiene
BAS in Health Services Administration
School of Veterinary Technology
BAS in Veterinary Technology
School of Paralegal Studies
BAS in Paralegal Studies
22. FACILITIES COE building renovation at Tarpon Springs: Bilirakus College of Education in two locations
Clearwater portables plans for new facility
Nursing renovations in Health Education Center (HEC)
Capital outlay through CCS and SUS
23. Baccalaureate Faculty The pay schedule is the same for all SPC Faculty
However, four year Faculty have:
12 month contracts
Teaching loads of 4 classes
Release time for Faculty advising as part of responsibility
Higher adjunct rate of pay
24. BSN Faculty Credentials The Dean and all Full Time Nursing Faculty possess a PhD in Nursing
Adjunct Faculty possess a minimum of a MSN, however, many are Doctorally prepared in nursing or education
25. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
RN Completion Program Only
Students must already be registered nurses
Current, valid, unrestricted, unencumbered nursing license
Can be either AS or hospital diploma graduates
Seamless articulation with prior nursing education
Can transfer up to 10 Upper Division Credits
26. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Tuition Reimbursement; Hospital scholarships; Nurses Now and other Grants
Enrollment goals consistently exceeded
27. Curriculum AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education used for development
Transfer 39 Lower Division Nursing credits
40 Upper Division Nursing credits
Must meet SPC AA general education requirements including foreign language requirement
121 credits for degree
28. RN to BSN Coursework Professional Roles and Dimensions
Pathophysiology
Nursing in a Multicultural Society
Health Assessment
Family Theory
Pharmacology Nursing Research
Community Health
Community Health Practicum
Legal Ethical
Leadership Theory
Leadership Practicum
Nursing Elective
29. Adult Learning Model Courses taken one at a time
Initially students could - Attend class 2 nights per week or all day sessions during the week or on Saturday
Currently either face to face Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday or totally online
Each course is 4-10 weeks depending on number of credits
30. Partnerships for Face to Face Course Delivery
Off site Cohorts
Morton Plant Mease Hospital
Oak Hill Hospital
Bayvista (Baycare Headquarters)
Bayonet Point
31. Accreditation Regionally Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
Nationally Accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) 1/2004 6/2009
CCNE Accreditation 4/07 4/2012
32. American Association of Colleges of Nursing AACN endorsed a position statement in October 2005
Supports the move by community colleges to offer BSN degrees and increase access to the baccalaureate.
The position paper can be viewed online at
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/positions/ccbsn.htm.
33. Successful Outcomes Baccalaureate access greatly expanded in Pinellas County
Expanded online offerings
MSN degrees offered by our University Partners including MSN from USF, MSN in Forensics from Cleveland University
DNP from Case Western
Expanded upper division offerings at the St. Petersburg branch of our regional university.
34. Successful Outcomes BSN graduates as Skills Lab Facilitators
BSN graduates completing MSN and Doctoral programs as adjunct and full time faculty
Expanded enrollment assisting to alleviate the nursing shortage!