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
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 &...
04.24.18
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...
04.19.18
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...
04.12.17
Machine Tool students participate in SkillsUSA
The SCTCC Machine Tool program had eight students who participated in the 2017 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Conference that was held March 31-April 2. Bruce Walkely placed third in Trade Math and...
04.10.17
Five Auto Body students participate in SkillsUSA state competition
Pictured left to right: Colton Popp, Alex Bigley, Kelly Zelko, Jared West, and Mitchell Thoreson The SCTCC Auto Body program sent five participants to the 2017 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Conference...
04.06.17
SCTCC students sweep HVAC/R contest
SCTCC Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration students swept the HVAC/R skill contest at the 2017 SkillsUSA Minnesota State Conference held March 31-April 2. John Clemmer, from Grasston, MN...
03.31.17
WETT students assist at MN Pollution Control Agency Conference
The Metro section of SCTCC’s Water Environment Technology students assisted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at two conferences from March 27-31: Collection System Operators Conference and...
03.30.17
Shania Kinghorn named MCAC Southern Division Pitcher of the Week
St. Cloud Technical and Community College is off to a strong start to the 2017 softball season, and one need only look at the strong Cyclone pitching performances to see the reason for that success...
03.29.17
2017 Job Fair connects students, employers
On March 28, 184 area employers crowded the River’s Edge Convention Center to seek out SCTCC students and alumni who were interested in jobs. This year marked the 29th Annual Job Fair , and it was a...
02.02.17
Ambulance donation brings real world to Paramedicine
An ambulance donation by St. Cloud Gold Cross to the SCTCC Paramedicine program is one way students are getting real-world experience for their careers. When the program expressed a need for an...
01.31.17
SCTCC Dental Clinic participating in "Give Kids a Smile"
The St. Cloud Technical & Community College Dental Clinic is taking part in the Minnesota Dental Association’s “Give Kids a Smile” program on Saturday, Feb. 4, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. The clinic will...
01.23.17
2017 MLK Art Contest Winners Announced
The 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Art Competition winners were announced on Monday, Jan. 23, at an awards presentation in the SCTCC Commons. The first-place winner was “Breaking Silence” by Coda Johnson...
01.09.17
Ibrahim named to "5 Under 40"
Hudda Ibrahim, St. Cloud Technical & Community College faculty member and advisor, was named to Times Media’s “5 Under 40” list for 2017. The "5 Under 40" awards recognize Central Minnesota leaders...
09.06.16
SCTCC students place in 2016 SkillsUSA Championship
St. Cloud Technical & Community College students Randy Schunk and Casey Warner participated and placed in the SkillsUSA Championships that were held in June in Kentucky. The SkillsUSA competition...