01.09.19
Men's Basketball Cyclones rank 6th on National Poll
The Cyclones Men's Basketball team heads into the MCAC Southern Division play with a #6 ranking on the NJCAA National Poll for Jan. 8. They are the only Minnesota team in the poll. The Cyclones hold...
12.17.18
PC Specialist vs. Network Admin - what do they do?
PC specialists are computer experts who help users set up their computer systems or troubleshoot problems. They may help clients in a company setting or an individual in their home. They install...
12.17.18
Active Minds raises $200+
Three instructors at SCTCC got pie in their faces today for a good cause. Active Minds at SCTCC, a student-led group, is hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the national Active Minds organization...
12.13.18
Automotive Event Leads to Safer Vehicles for Local Community
As the cold, snow, and ice of winter creep in, every Minnesotan knows having a safe and winter-ready vehicle is critically important. With safe winter driving in mind, students in SCTCC’s Automotive...
12.13.18
Dental Hygiene students come together to overcome Toys for Tots theft
Showing the true meaning of community at SCTCC, a group of Dental Hygiene students came together to replace stolen toys for the Automotives’ Toys for Tots drive. Over the weekend of Dec. 8-9, toys...
12.06.18
Lori Kloos receives Minnesota State Chancellor's Award
Employees of St. Cloud Technical & Community College were recognized for outstanding work at the 2018 CFO Annual Conference held this week at the Minnesota State system office in St. Paul. THE...
11.20.18
Experience not required for Architecture program
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...
11.20.18
Technology every day = importance in Programming
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...
11.20.18
Clinicals are major part of Surgical Technology program
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...
11.05.18
Medium/Heavy Truck program "Gets Ahead" with new truck
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...
10.30.18
BrewLäsh 2018: hotdishes and brews and fundraising - oh my!
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...
10.25.18
Nursing Students Assess Senior Volunteers in Third Year of Partnership
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...
10.17.18
Bad Habit Brewing Owners Share Insights with Business and Marketing Students
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...
09.28.18
Students Have Strong Showing in Competition with Water Professionals
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...
09.28.18
Creating friendships while cleaning up
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...
08.23.18
Secrets of SCTCC (let’s not keep them a secret)
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...
06.26.18
Brewlash 2018
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...
05.30.18
Cyclones land in fifth place at World Series
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...
05.21.18
Baseball Cyclones on the way to NJCAA World Series
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...
05.16.18
Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing finish project
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...
04.27.18
Boy Scouts Earn Surveying Merit Badges at SCTCC
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...
04.24.18
Energy & Electronics gives lesson on robotics
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...
04.24.18
Thinking about a career change?
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 &...
04.19.18
Connie Logeman named Outstanding Educator
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....
04.03.18
SCTCC snags 5 first-place finishes at SkillsUSA state competition
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...
01.22.18
MLK art contest winners announced
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...
01.18.18
Ten high-paying careers you can get with an SCTCC degree
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...
12.15.17
A Student's Guide to Finals at SCTCC
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...
12.13.17
TRIO SSS celebrates 20 years at SCTCC
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...
11.21.17
Birdhouse building with Big Brothers Big Sisters
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...
11.14.17
Cyclones Volleyball finishes 5th at NJCAA National Tournament
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...
11.06.17
Cyclones Claim Region Title
This weekend the Cyclones hosted the Region Tournament as the #1 seed in conference play. Friday the Cyclones faced M-State Fergus Falls and defeated the Spartans 3-0; 25-17, 25-23, 25-17. Ridgewater...
10.31.17
BrewLash met goals; student hotdish winners
The SCTCC Foundation ’s first BrewLash, held on Thursday, Oct. 26, was a hotdish of a success. The fundraiser for student scholarships was a tasting of hotdish creations from SCTCC’s Culinary program...
10.31.17
SCTCC Sends Supplies to Puerto Rico
On a cold and blustery Friday afternoon, eight SCTCC student-athletes and one instructor loaded a van with box after box of supplies headed for Puerto Rico. After the devastating impact of hurricanes...
09.13.17
Governor Dayton Brings Water Quality Town Hall to SCTCC
SCTCC hosted one of Governor Mark Dayton’s Town Hall discussions on how to improve Minnesota’s water quality by 25 percent by 2025. One of ten Town Halls across the state, the event at SCTCC was...
09.05.17
Demystifying the Accuplacer
Accuplacer. Just the name can send shivers down a prospective student’s spine. But don’t worry: we’re here to calm your nerves and set you straight on the placement test. Time to demystify the...
08.25.17
Tips & tricks on communicating with your instructor
Maybe you’re not doing so well in your classes and you think it’s a lost cause at this point. Perhaps you think you’re doing well but you aren’t sure if you’re really getting what you need to out of a...
08.10.17
20 services at SCTCC you might not know about (and why you should use them)
Center for Academic Success The CAS is SCTCC’s tutoring center. We have tutors that can help you with math, natural sciences, behavioral sciences, communications, writing, English, business/IT, and...
06.21.17
Garcia named NJCAA All-American
SCTCC Cyclone Baseball pitcher Ricky Garcia was named to the 2017 NJCAA Division III All-American Second Team. Garcia went 9 and 1 on the year for the Cyclones, with a season ERA of 2.09. Garcia was a...
06.21.17
CentraCare donation spurs lab renovations
On Tuesday, June 13, CentraCare presented the SCTCC Foundation with $500,000 for biology laboratory renovations and updates. David Borgert, Director of Community and Government Relations for...
06.13.17
Callahan, Kinghorn named NJCAA All Americans
Two Softball Cyclones have been named NJCAA All-Americans for the 2017 season. Chloe Callahan was named to the NJCAA First Team and pitcher Shania Kinghorn was named to the NJCAA Second Team. Callahan...
05.25.17
Four Cyclones named to All-State Softball Team
The All-State team honors the top 18 softball players across both Divisions, as voted upon in the All-Division team selection process among the head coaches in the MCAC.
05.23.17
Welding program sees results in loon rafts
Our state bird has gotten a little more help, thanks to the Welding program at SCTCC. The loons on Big Mantrap Lake just northeast of Park Rapids have been using nesting rafts built by Welding...
05.23.17
Cyclone Softball finishes fourth in national tournament
The Softball Cyclones brought home a fourth-place win at the NJCAA Division III National Tournament held Thursday-Saturday, May 18-20. On Thursday, the Cyclones beat Onondaga 11-3 after five innings...
05.17.17
Cyclone Softball on the way to Nationals
SCTCC Cyclone Softball is on its way to the NJCAA DIII National Tournament May 18 in Rochester, MN. The Cyclones played in the NJCAA DIII Region XIIIA tournament last weekend, coming out on top to...
05.16.17
2017 Commencement a Success
SCTCC's 69th commencement took place on Friday, May 12, with about 450 graduates participating. The St. Cloud Police Chief, Wm. Blair Anderson, was the keynote speaker. Graduates and their guests also...
05.09.17
CACE/PARA book donation
The CACE/PARA Club at SCTCC has donated more than 400 new books to the Pediatric unit at the St. Cloud Hospital over the past year. Club members handled ordering and tracking of book purchases through...
05.05.17
Energy and Electronics students modify Power Wheels for children with disabilities
SCTCC Energy and Electronics students partnered with Benton Stearns Education District on a project that resulted in smiles all around. For the second year, Aaron Barker and his students made...
04.17.17
#3 SCTCC Sweeps Minnesota West Lady Jays in Softball
St. Cloud Technical & Community College earned a sweep of Minnesota West (7-0 and 10-1) on Friday, April 14, raising their overall record to 24-7 overall and a 7-1 mark in the MCAC Southern Division...
04.14.17
Medium/Heavy Truck students score three medals in MN SkillsUSA
Students from the Medium/Heavy Truck program at SCTCC brought home three medals from the 2017 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Conference held March 31-April 2. Matt Sowada placed second in the Diesel...