Educating Generations. Transforming Communities.

During and after World War II, the Technical High School trained hundreds of welders and sheet metal workers who were placed in companies like DeZurik and Coldspring. 

As the Vocational Coordinator for Tech High School, Robert C. Miller directed an occupational survey of the St. Cloud area to determine the feasibility of establishing an Area Vocational School in St. Cloud.

After being approved by the state in the 1948, St. Cloud Area Vocational Technical School started offering training in the Tech High School building, with Robert C. Miller as director of the new program. 

Things grew quite rapidly from there…

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75 Years at SCTCC

Old photo of technical high school in 1948

SCTCC Over 75 Years

Educating Generations. Transforming Communities.

How has SCTCC evolved over the past 75 years? See the events from 1948-2023 that have shaped the College's present and future.

Commencement with Kloos

Presidents at SCTCC

Starting with Robert C. Miller in 1948, SCTCC has had 12 presidential terms, including interims. Learn more about the presidents at SCTCC.

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SCTCC Stories

Jackson Peter in hallway with baseball and Johnnie decor

Jackson Peter's Time at SCTCC Made It a Whole New Ballgame

His time as a Cyclone prepared him for being a Johnnie
Getting those two years of experience definitely helped me level up. I think if I had come to Saint John’s right out of high school, I wouldn’t have played until my junior year.
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Soheyl Missaghi at a table and smiling

Expanding horizons is key to empowerment

and also food
Liberal arts really take you outside of your own limitations and show you your world in which you live and help you experience things, learn about life, and undoubtedly make you a more effective person.
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Mike Garrison in the carpentry lab with his box

Building support is key to success

Mike Garrison focuses on others
There’s a lot of privilege with what I’ve got going on that a lot of people maybe don’t have.
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Mikayla Asfeld sitting in the Welding Lab

Finding Her Path and Making It

Multiple Material Arts is Mikayla Asfeld's Outlet
I felt like I needed to do something hands-on, so I went to a starter welding course. I saw the robot here and did a few welding practices, and then I kind of fell in love with welding.
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Back to School After Some Detours

Veteran Chad Phillip has been working on cars for 30 years.
The willingness to actually learn a trade - it's turning around now. I know a lot of people who went to school but aren’t working in that field. Trades is literally – you're learning exactly what you're going to be doing out in the real world when you get a job.
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SCTCC Student and Alumni Stories