HISTORY OF SAN PEDRO JUNIOR COLLEGE

            San Pedro Junior College repeats the same history of its parent institution, which is San Pedro High.  In 1971 San Pedro High was founded in order to provide greater access to secondary education to the youth of San Pedro in Ambergris Caye at a time when only an average of two persons were considered lucky to obtain a secondary education.  San Pedro High commenced with an enrollment of twenty-five.

            Teachers and members of the Board of Governors of S.P.H.S. along with the private sector met as early as 1996 to discuss the possibility of opening a Junior College here at San Pedro.  This came about to fill the gap opened by the tourism boom that the island was experiencing.  The demand for professional work force in this field became eminent.

            In the year 2000, San Pedro Junior College was founded.  Its philosophy was to provide tertiary level education to a wider population who had not had the opportunity after their high school graduation.  The college catered to young graduates who held full time jobs in the daytime and were desirous of enhancing their lives and job opportunities through advanced studies in the night.  Fifty students enrolled in the first year program.  Presently, we enjoy an enrollment of 80, all of which are directly involved in the Tourism Industry.  The Ministry of Education has recognized San Pedro Junior College providing much needed financial help to some of our students and meeting the tuition for our second year students.  Presently, we are members of the Association of Tertiary Level Institutions of Belize (ATLIB) and the Consortium for Belizean Educational Cooperation (COBEC).  San Pedro High is the parent institution that provides all facilities to the Junior College.