St Cloud Technical and Community College

1540 Northway Drive
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-1240

Tel: (320)308-5000

The college offers five major career clusters with over 100 career opportunities in Business, Marketing, and Communications, Computer Science and Information Systems, Construction Technology, Health and Human Services, Manufacturing Technology, and Transportation Technology. The college also offers an Associate in Arts degree that transfers to the state universities.

School Highlights

St Cloud Technical and Community College serves 4,924 students (47% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 35:1 is higher than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 27%.
St Cloud Technical and Community College is one of 3 community colleges within Stearns County, MN.
The nearest community college is Rasmussen College-Minnesota (2.60 miles away).

	St Cloud Technical and Community College	(MN) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	Four or more years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	142 staff	51 staff

The student population of 4,924 has grown by 5% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 35:1 has increased from 25:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.45. The school's diversity has declined by 24% over five years.

Total Enrollment	4,924 students	1,302 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	35:1	30:1

# Full-Time Students	2,298 students	768 students

# Part-Time Students	2,626 students	534 students


% American Indian/Alaskan	1%	1%

% Asian	1%	5%

% Hispanic	3%	5%

% Black	3%	8%

% White	90%	73%

% Two or more races	2%	3%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.19	0.45

College Completion Rate	27%	30%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$39,100	$35,800

The public in-state tuition of $5,308 is less than the state average of $6,979. The in-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $5,308 is less than the state average of $7,514. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$5,308	$6,979

Out-State Tuition Fees	$5,308	$7,514

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	86%	89%

Median Debt for Graduates	$12,467	$15,511

Median Debt for Dropouts	$5,500	$7,600

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

St. Cloud Technical College is a public institution that offers a variety of certificates, diplomas and degrees that you can complete in two years or less. Our faculty combines teaching experience with industry expertise to make our graduates marketable in today's changing economy. As a quality improvement college, we provide a first rate education that is relevant to today's job market. The college hosts one of the largest job fairs in the state. For the past three years the placement rate of our graduates in the fields they prepared for averaged 97 percent, a statistic that makes us proud. Students participate in numerous sports and club activities. We offer a variety of sports activities, such as: basketball, volleyball, softball, and baseball. Students compete against other colleges and universities in state and national competitions through club activities related to their career majors. We encourage students to become active members of the Student Senate, a campus and state-wide governance organization.