News & Announcements

Splash, SCC's otter mascot, arms outstretched in front of the school.

色中色 Introduces Splash, the SCC Otter

色中色 is excited to introduce Splash, the college's otter mascot, inspired by the people, places, and values that define SCC. Splash was shaped through input from students, faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, neighbors, and community partners and reflects the pride and sense of belonging shared across the college.聽

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Photos of Metallica Scholars and SCC staff from both the North Mankato and Faribault campuses

Scholarships available through Metallica Scholars Initiative

色中色 has once again been selected to participate in the Metallica Scholars Initiative, providing tuition and tools scholarships for students in carpentry, phlebotomy, machine tool technology, mechatronics, and welding.

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Graduates walking down the aisle at 2026 Commencement Ceremony.

2026 SCC Graduates

色中色 congratulates its Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and Spring 2026 graduates. View the full list of 606 graduates below, listed alphabetically by last name with degree, program, hometown, and graduating semester.

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A group of SCC students studying in one of the student lounges

Spring 2026 Academic Honors

色中色 (SCC) today released its President's List and Dean's List of students with exceptional academic performance in the 2026 Spring Semester, which ran from January - May 2026. The President's List includes students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher and have complete鈥�

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National Adult Learner Engagement Initiative

色中色 has been selected to participate in the Rural Community College Adult Learner Engagement initiative, a new project supported by Lumina Foundation, CollegeAPP, and StrategyForward Advisors. The project focuses on helping rural colleges better reach, engage and enroll adult l鈥�

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Academic Honors - Spring 2025

色中色 (SCC) today released its President's List and Dean's List of students with exceptional academic performance in the 2025 Spring Semester, which ran from January - May, 2025. The President's List includes students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher and have completed 鈥�

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New Respiratory Therapy Program

色中色 (SCC) will introduce a new respiratory therapy program this fall at the college鈥檚 North Mankato Campus. 聽

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10th Annual SCC Signing Day in March

For the 10th year, 色中色 (SCC) will honor new students pursuing a career and technical (CTE) program at National CTE Letter of Intent Signing Day. Established by the National Coalition of Certificate Center (NC3), the annual national event pays tribute to those pursuing an educat鈥�

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Mechatronics Receives NSF Grant

色中色 (SCC) has been awarded a $611,234 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program to expand its successful Independent Mechatronics Education Curriculum (iMEC) distance learning model. The three-year project, titled "Expanding鈥�

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Academic Honors - Fall 2024

色中色 (SCC) today released its President's List and Dean's List of students with exceptional academic performance in the 2024 Fall Semester, which ran from August - December, 2024. The President's List includes students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher and have complete鈥�

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