THE BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Fall 2016 Enrollment Student Profile 11,604 Credit Students
3,196 Dual Credit Students
Student Profile
Full-time: 12%
Part-time: 88%
Male Students: 43% Female Students: 57%
Average Student Age: 25.9
ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
THE BEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE FIRSTS
?Founded in 1898, St. Philip's College was the first higher education institution for blacks in the city of San Antonio.
? St. Philip's College is the only institution of higher education in the United States with dual designations as Historically Black
and Hispanic Serving.
? St. Philip's College's Culinary Arts program was first accredited in the state of Texas by the American Culinary Federation.
ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE TOP-TIER RANKINGS
? We were named "Military Friendly" in G.I. Jobs Magazine's List of Military-Friendly Schools in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
Source: Military Friendly Schools Website
? Quality Texas Foundation identified St. Philip's College among 15 organizations demonstrating strong and noteworthy capacities for dedication to quality and high performance. The college received Achievement Level Recognition for the second time (2017, 2013).
? In the 2017 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), student responses demonstrate the College has been effective in these key areas compared to other Texas colleges and National cohort of institutions:
- Providing the support you need to thrive socially,
- Academic advising/planning;
- Career Counseling;
- Peer or other tutoring; and
- Skills labs (writing, math, etc.).
Source: 2017 Community College Survey of Student Engagement
? St. Philip's College is #1 in Texas among Very Large Community Colleges and singularly accredited institutions for
awarding the most degrees and certificates to at-risk students in critical fields (science, technology, engineering and math).
Source: FY 2011 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
? We are the #1 online two-year college in Texas as recognized by Accredited Schools Online in 2016.
? Our Culinary Arts program is rated exemplary by the American Culinary Federation -- the only non-proprietary institution in the state with this designation and one of just 25 in the world to hold this honor.
Source: American Culinary Federation
? We were highly rated in Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine's 2017 Top 100 list of community colleges awarding the most degrees to Hispanic students and the Top 20 list with Hispanic faculty members.
Source: Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education.
? SPC programs recognized as excellent by THECB are Respiratory Care Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistant, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Surgical Technology/ Technologist, and Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
Sources: FY 2015 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
? We are designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Two-Year Education 2015-2020 by National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security.
ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE BEST RANKINGS
? SPC was recognized by the Quality Texas Foundation at the Achievement Level in 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2013.
? We are certified as a National Center for Construction Education and Research training institution.
? SPC was awarded a $900,000 Minority Serving Institution Partnership with Community-Based Organization grant sponsored U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration for substance abuse, HIV-AIDS and Hepatitis C prevention.
? In 2017, VITA income tax site processed over $8 million in refunds for clients and was recognized at the community college level as the highest producer in the area.
? The Ruth Jones McClendon Collection, located in the Center for Learning Resources, is the largest community college archive in the South Texas Region.
? St. Philip's College was recognized by the American Welding Society as the first college-accredited testing facility.
? We are one of four colleges in Texas to possess a NAEYCaccredited Early Childhood Associate Degree.
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children 2012 Commission.
? SPC programs with a 100% overall licensure passage rate are Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, Occupational Therapy
Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Surgical Technology/Technologist.
Source: FY14 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
? Our Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society is recognized among the top 100 chapters.
? Dr. Loston is the only president to be awarded the Shirley B. Gordon International Presidential Award of Distinction twice.
? Our Cyber Tigers club is Texas' first model of volunteer cyber first responders of its type at the community college level.
? St. Philip's College is the first community college in San Antonio and the second in Texas to be certified to offer curriculum approved to meet the National Training Standard endorsed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS).
? We received 2017 Best Community Partner award by San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside (SAGE).
? SPC hosted the Women in Non-Traditional Occupations Conference (WINTO) with over 400 attendees.
? Our Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament has raised over $1.3 million in just nine years.
ABOUT ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE
St. Philip's College remains a multi-campus institution that is continuing to meet the needs of San Antonio's growing and diverse community. A Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution with a semester enrollment of over 13,000 credit students and St. Philip's is among the oldest and most diverse community colleges in the nation.
For more information about St. Philip's College visit alamo.edu/spc
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