In 2003, the last state university undergraduate technology education program in Florida closed its doors due to low enrollments and a new focus on graduate studies. This closing and the continued need for 165 certified technology education teachers to fill open positions each year in Florida created a need for St Petersburg College (SPC) to bridge the gap. As a result, the SPC College of Education created an inhouse committee to conduct site visits, hired a consultant, and initiated discussions with local technology education supervisors to review the feasibility of starting up a new program. This article describes the new technology education program at SPC that was developed by this author in 2004. In developing the teaching model for SPC, a stand-alone program model was chosen that allowed SPC to "deliver courses focused directly on developing the knowledge and abilities needed to be an effective technology teacher."