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St Cloud Technical and Community College

St. Cloud, MN1,277 online only

St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public community college in St. Cloud, MN, with about 2,288 students on campus and 1,277 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
2,288
plus 1,277 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,635
tuition and fees $6,124; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 74% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,874
higher than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

St Cloud Technical and Community College, in brief

A graduation gap for lower-income students

33% of students with Pell grants finish, against 45% overall, a gap of 12 points. 34% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Long, cold winters

January nights in St. Cloud average 3°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. Living in St. Cloud ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
65%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,874
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$12,000
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $3,526 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

52%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 63% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$56k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into St Cloud Technical and Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. St Cloud Technical and Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,325 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,124Books & supplies $1,300Other costs $6,901

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,635.

Tuition and fees are $6,124 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$8,908

About $17,816 over 2 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 29%Liberal arts 26%Mechanic & repair 8%Construction trades 8%Business 7%Engineering tech 7%Everything else 16%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities243 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$50k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions51 graduates a year · typical debt $16,729
$63k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing42 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$78k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions31 graduates a year · typical debt $19,426
$55k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General30 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians23 graduates a year · typical debt $10,738
$70k4 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services22 graduates a year
$35k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians21 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$80k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

3,113 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 62%Hispanic 8%Black 20%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 2%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
23 : 1
students per teacher
34%
get Pell grants (lower income)
23%
take federal loans
26%
undergrads 25 or older
48%
study part time
The town around it

Living in St. Cloud

14% of St. Cloud’s 72,647 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ St. Cloud pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from St Cloud Technical and Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Saint Cloud State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · St. Cloud
2.1 mi8,690 students
Rasmussen University-MinnesotaUniversity or college · For-profit · St. Cloud · mostly online
2.6 mi1,168 students
College of Saint BenedictUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · St. Joseph
7.1 mi1,410 students
Saint Johns UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Collegeville Township
10.5 mi1,566 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.