SACS-COC

St. Petersburg College (SPC) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), and has been since 1931. SACS-COC conducts a comprehensive review of its institutions every ten years. SPC was last reaffirmed in 2008 and is set for its next comprehensive review in 2018. The U.S. Department of Education requires accrediting agencies to monitor its institutions more often to ensure that institutions having access to federal funds continue to meet accreditation standards. In 2013, SPC successfully submitted to SACS-COC the college's Fifth-Year Interim Report, which was accepted without any required follow up reporting.

The Fifth-Year Interim Report is divided into five parts:

Part I. Signatures Attesting to Integrity (applicable to all institutions)

Part II. Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Reviews (applicable to all institutions)

Part III. Fifth-Year Compliance Certification (applicable to all institutions)

Part IV. Fifth-Year Follow-Up (applicable to select institutions)

Part V. Impact Report of the Quality Enhancement Plan (applicable to all institutions)