The CycloneSpin News

When you’re ready to take the next step and start applying to a program at SCTCC, experience in the field isn’t necessary. Jed Johnson, SCTCC Architectural Construction Technology instructor, says...

All the computers, mobile phones, machinery, even your car if it’s newer have computer technology in them. And who helps create and maintain the software that drives the computers? Programmers...

As with most of SCTCC’s health programs, the clinicals are an extremely important part of getting a Surgical Technology degree. The first semester of a Surgical Technology degree is spent in the...

Three years of working with Freightliner of St. Cloud in the Get Ahead program has paid off for the Medium/Heavy Truck program at SCTCC. On Nov. 1, representatives from Freightliner and the college...

SCTCC’s second annual BrewLäsh brought more people together and more fundraising for student equipment and scholarship needs. And it offered some pretty good hotdish and craft brew selections, too...

Mid-way through their first semester, Nursing ADN students conducted live patient assessments on a lively bunch of senior volunteers. In the third year of partnering with SCTCC’s Nursing ADN program...

Would you rather learn the principles of marketing from a textbook or from successful entrepreneurs and marketers? If you chose the latter, you would’ve liked instructor Mark Buchanan’s Principles of...

If you’re a student and you have the opportunity to test your skills by competing with professionals in your industry, do you take it? When presented with this challenge, SCTCC’s Water Environment...

A group of SCTCC students and staff came together Thursday to meet new people and help out the planet at the same time. A campus clean-up was scheduled as part of Student Success Week, and eight...

Student Center Did you know there is a student center in the basement of the Heartland (Library) Building ? You can find it by going in the south entrance. While you’re still in the entryway, take the...

What do you call an event that combines hotdish and beer served in a garage just cleaned for the occasion? It’s BrewLash! The SCTCC Foundation fundraiser for student scholarships. The first annual...

The Cyclones Baseball team traveled to Greeneville, Tenn., for the NJCAA DIII World Series and landed in fifth place. The first team the Cyclones played was number-two seeded Rowan Gloucester, playing...

The 2018 Cyclones Baseball team is on the way to the NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series after storming its way to the top of the Region XIII championship. The tournament, played May 16-19 at...

When three SCTCC Construction programs get together to work on a project, you can bet the results will be great. The Carpentry, Electrical, and Plumbing students work together on a construction...

Boy Scouts from all over central Minnesota made their annual stop at SCTCC to work on their Surveying merit badge. With the help of land surveying students and instructors, the Scouts were able to...

Thinking about a new career can be exciting, especially if you’re planning on going back to college to learn a new skill. If you’re considering a change and want to come to St. Cloud Technical &...

On April 19, the Energy and Electronics program hosted 14 youth and their mentors from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Students and instructor Aaron Barker taught the BBBS kids how to program a robot to...

Education instructor Connie Logeman was recognized by Minnesota State as an Outstanding Educator and was nominated for the Minnesota State 2018 Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Teaching....

SCTCC will have a fantastic showing this summer at the SkillsUSA National competition. The Auto Body, Automotives, Culinary, Electrical, and Medium/Heavy Truck programs all had first-place winners at...

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. art contest, Jabreel Abdi (first place), Jennifer Ogudu (second place), and Tasha Denson-Byers (third place). The art contest honors...

Coming to SCTCC has a lot of benefits: less time in school, small classes, involved instructors, and it's less expensive than a four-year. But did you know that graduates from our programs can jump...

Take breaks - but avoid social media If you’re anything like me, “quickly checking” any notification on my phone is impossible. I get sucked into hours of pointless scrolling until I realize, “Wasn’t...

For 20 years, SCTCC’s TRIO Student Support Services has been helping students make the most of their educational journey and creating lasting friendships along the way. What is TRIO? TRIO is a...

The birds may have flown south for the winter, but the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in St. Cloud is getting ready for their return. On Nov. 20, five SCTCC Carpentry students volunteered to help...

This was year for firsts for the St. Cloud Technical & Community College Cyclones Volleyball team. The team placed fifth in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DIII Volleyball...