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St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, Minnesota·Public, 2-year·Plains·sctcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
—
Total enrollment
4,030
peer median 2,961
Avg net price
$9,635
-$3.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

19.3pp gap
Pell recipients
33%56 of 171
Non-Pell (all)
52%145 of 277
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%19 of 50
No Federal Aid
56%126 of 227

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 67 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
67
Passing
12
17.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
3.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.0%
+2.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

67programs
  • Passing12 · 17.9%
  • No Data53 · 79.1%
  • Failing2 · 3.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
12
No data
53

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

14
Teaching Assistants/Aides
Associate Degree · Education
-12.7%
$31,855 vs $36,491
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.9%
$35,424 vs $36,491
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.6%
$48,372 vs $36,491
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+36.6%
$49,858 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.3%
$55,199 vs $36,491
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+51.6%
$55,313 vs $36,491
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+55.7%
$56,802 vs $36,491
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+64.7%
$60,100 vs $36,491

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.9%
−$1,067

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
38%
$21,200 debt · $55,313 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$14,626 debt · $54,132 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$16,858 debt · $63,400 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$11,997 debt · $49,858 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$18,276 debt · $77,952 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
22%
$12,000 debt · $55,199 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
20%
$11,988 debt · $58,970 earn
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
20%
$11,912 debt · $60,100 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1985Next review Aug 2036

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 10

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Feb 2023Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,889
$30–48k$6,654
$48–75k$8,908
$75–110k$11,666
$110k+$13,804

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,635
-$3,312vs Community College median $12,948
Federal loans
23.0%
In-state tuition
$6,124
Out-of-state
$6,124

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,981 students received $8.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,981
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.6M
$8,589,009 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
1,646 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.3M
735 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
901 loan awards
Parent PLUS$84K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,327 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,327
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.8%
2017
11.6%
2018
8.3%
2019
1.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SCTCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs61
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

594 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25142.3%
02Health Professions
15526.1%
03Engineering Tech
569.4%
04Business
538.9%
05Computer Sciences
315.2%
06Construction Trades
162.7%
07Education
122.0%
08Mechanic
111.9%
09Biological Sciences
50.8%
10Natural Resources
40.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,030
12-mo unduplicated
5,542
Undergraduate
5,542
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%2,049
Women
63%3,493

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.1%
Black
20.5%
Hispanic
7.6%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
2.2%
Non-resident
1.6%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
87
45 M · 42 W
Women athletes
48.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$408K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$20K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
30 M · —
$65K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$143K
Volleyball
— · 17 W
$56K
Softball
— · 16 W
$74K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.56
2 offenses · 3,565 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.291 yr ago0.56Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
23.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
84

SCTCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SCTCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSt Cloud Technical and Community College
45%—4,030$9,635Community College
Dakota County Technical College
——2,894$13,548Community College
Anoka Technical College
——1,970$16,953Community College
North Dakota State College of Science
——3,367$11,261Community College
Southeastern Community College
——3,028$12,347Community College
Southeast Technical College
——2,659$17,400Community College
Peer group median45%—2,961$12,948

Institutions like SCTCC

Explore the federal data for institutions in SCTCC's comparison group.

IPEDS

SCTCC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, & Research
Email
irrequest [at] sctcc.edu
Phone
320-308-5382
Address
1540 Northway Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303

Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, & Research leads SCTCC's integrated strategic planning, assessment, and research activities and cultivates an environment of inquiry and learning leading to continuous improvement in support of the College's mission and vision.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Kenneth Matthews
    VP of Academic Affairs & Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about St Cloud Technical and Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SCTCC.

What is the graduation rate at St Cloud Technical and Community College?

St Cloud Technical and Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend St Cloud Technical and Community College?

St Cloud Technical and Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,030 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at St Cloud Technical and Community College?

The average net price at St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,635 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is St Cloud Technical and Community College located?

St Cloud Technical and Community College is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56303-1240.

Who runs Institutional Research at St Cloud Technical and Community College?

St Cloud Technical and Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, & Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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