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FIRST

• 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 had the first Culinary Arts program accredited in the state of Texas by the American Culinary Federation.

TOP-TIER

• SPC ranks first nationally among its peers on Support for Learners. (Source: Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2007)
• SPC ranks first statewide among its peers on:
  
  • Academic Challenge
  • Quality of Student Relationships with Administrative Personnel and Offices
  • Students Acquiring Job or Work Related Knowledge and Skills
  • Gaining Information about Career Opportunities
  (Source: Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2007)
• SPC is #1 in the state for awarding the most degrees and certificates to at risk students in critical fields (science, technology, engineering and math). (Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
• SPC ranks first statewide among its community college peers with the highest LVN pass rate in programs with 100 or more graduates per year. (Source: Prepared by Texas Board of Nursing based on data provided by Pearson/VUE.)
• SPC programs rated exemplary in a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board evaluation:
  
  • Culinary Arts
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  (Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
• SPC programs rated exemplary by the American Culinary Federation, the only non-proprietary institution in the state with this designation and only 25 in the world hold this honor. (Source: American Culinary Federation)
• SPC has the highest College Reading and Learning Association certification for tutoring
  for any institution of higher education in San Antonio at Master Level 3. (Source: College Reading and Learning Association)
• SPC LVN Program in Seguin has consistently exceeded NCLEX PN licensure pass rates for Texas and the US 2002-2007.
• SPC is highly rated in the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine’s 2008 Top 50 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)

BEST

• Dr. Adena Williams Loston, president of SPC, was awarded the 2007 National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Exceptional Achievement Award.
• In 2008, Dr. Loston was inducted into the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Educator's Hall of Fame.
• Alamo Area Aerospace Academy student Zachary Trede won the silver medal in the Aviation Maintenance Technology competition at the National SkillsUSA contest.
• Revis Bell, faculty member in Business Information Solutions, was elected as 2008-2009 President of the Texas Community College Teachers Association.
• Rafael Brisita, chair of MultiModal Transportation, was honored as 2007 Alamo WorkSource Workforce Professional of the Year.
• John Westerbeck, Coordinator of Veterans Affairs, received the Bill Pearson Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of meritorious service to the Western Association of Veterans Education Specialists.