Special Education at St Petersburg College

What traits are you looking for in a special ed school? To help you decide if St Petersburg College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's special ed program.

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and approximately 26,430 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 special ed majors received their bachelor's degree from SPC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

SPC Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at SPC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SPC does offer online courses in special ed for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SPC Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at SPC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at SPC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Online Special Education Schools	46
Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Special Education Associate Degree Schools	60
Best Value Special Education Schools	67
	111
	162
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	417
Best Special Education Schools	452
Most Popular Special Education Schools	536
Most Focused Special Education Schools	806

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from SPC Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPC is $38,807. This is 0% higher than $38,748, which is the national average for all special ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Special Ed Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from SPC in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SPC since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at SPC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Petersburg College with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SPC also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at St Petersburg College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Petersburg College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	10

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Other Education

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Special Education Teachers	7,310	$51,500
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	5,020	$60,720
Special Education Professors	4,660	$55,080
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
Middle School Special Education Teachers	2,490	$55,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.