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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
$10,956
-$745 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
45%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
38%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,221
$30–48k$8,746
$48–75k$9,396
$75–110k$13,631
$110k+$15,194

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

Avg net price
$10,956
-$744vs Community College median $11,701
Federal loans
25.4%
In-state tuition
$4,957
Out-of-state
$4,957

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,983 students received $8.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,983
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.6M
$8,628,905 total
Direct Loans
$6.1M
1,644 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
899 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.

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.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

588 total completions
01Liberal Arts
26044.2%
02Health Professions
14124.0%
03Business
579.7%
04Engineering Tech
467.8%
05Computer Sciences
284.8%
06Education
172.9%
07Mechanic
162.7%
08Construction Trades
132.2%
09Biological Sciences
61.0%
10Precision Production
40.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,030
12-mo unduplicated
4,968
Undergraduate
4,968
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,832
Women
63%3,136

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.5%
Black
19.5%
Hispanic
6.4%
Two or more
4.0%
Unknown
1.8%
Asian
1.6%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
74
43 M · 31 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$376K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$19K
$20K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
30 M ·
$96K
Basketball
13 M · 13 W
$120K
Softball
· 13 W
$69K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$64K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.29
1 offenses · 3,466 students

3-year trend

0.252 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Robbery
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

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.

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.

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$10,956Community College
Dakota County Technical College
2,894$11,140Community College
Anoka Technical College
1,970$12,261Community College
North Dakota State College of Science
3,367$10,802Community College
Southeastern Community College
3,028$12,812Community College
Southeast Technical College
2,659$17,165Community College
Peer group median45%2,961$11,701

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 $10,956 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.

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