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Why Choose Online at SCTCC
Flexibility: Do class work whenever and wherever you decide.
Affordability: SCTCC online tuition costs are among the most affordable in Minnesota.
Campus Resources: As an online student, you have access to an array of resources that will help you be successful.
Transferable Credits: SCTCC credits transfer to any Minnesota State college or university.
Instructor Interaction: Learn from highly experienced instructors through a variety of formats.
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Online Student Perspective
"I chose to take classes online for the convenience. When I became a Mother it became harder for me to attend campus, so I was thankful to complete my education online. I could study in the comfort of my own space. SCTCC is a wonderful school and I am thankful for everyone I met that helped me on my path."
Katy - Sales & Management AAS Graduate
"SCTCC has been an amazing experience for me as an online student! I work full-time, have 4 kids and own a small business, so going back to get my degree was a serious commitment for me. What has made it successful and also enjoyable has been the incredible team of instructors and staff. They understand how challenging schooling can be and they have supported and encouraged me every step of the way."
Polly - Environmental Services Manager, Centra Care
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St. Cloud Technical and Community College has been a participant in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) since May 2015. The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is an agreement among member states, districts and territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. It is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state. SCTCC affirms its commitment to ensure that courses and programs offered through the SARA initiative provide high-quality learning opportunities for students.
Identification of Students: St. Cloud Technical & Community College does not charge any additional fees for the costs that may be directly incurred with the verification of student identity for students enrolled in distance education courses. However, students enrolled in distance education courses may be required to present a valid photo ID and have access to a computer with Internet access. This may result in direct costs to the student not imposed by College.
Tuition and Fees
Password Protection: All courses with electronic content are password protected and each student enrolled in the course is given a unique username and password to the course. Users must not allow others who are not authorized to: use any account or password assigned by the system to anyone else; share any account or password, assigned to the user by the system, with any other individual, including family members; allow others to use system information technology under the user control.
Use of Computers Policy
Student Privacy: In order to protect the privacy of students enrolled in distance education courses or programs, the faculty will not publicly post any grades or personal information for any student. Grades must be posted securely, visible only by each individual student, in his/her password-protected student grade book.
To further protect the privacy of students, all faculty must contact students using the secure communication system in the Learning Management System (LMS) or through College provided email accounts for both faculty and students. St. Cloud Technical & Community College currently licenses D2L Brightspace as the LMS. As with any other password protected email account, other individuals cannot access or view the message history.
Privacy Policy
Reporting Enrollment: St. Cloud Technical & Community College reports accurate headcount enrollment on its annual Institutional Profile to NC-SARA and the Higher Learning Commission.
Accreditation: Distance education courses and programs at St. Cloud Technical & Community College are required to comply with the Higher Learning Commission Principles of Accreditation.
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