South Central College — College Profile

About

South Central College (SCC) in North Mankato is a premier two-year institution widely recognized for its robust career and technical education, boasting exceptionally strong programs in nursing and allied health, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, and liberal arts transfer pathways. On campus, students experience a welcoming, highly supportive, and practical learning environment characterized by small class sizes and direct, hands-on mentorship from industry-experienced faculty. What truly sets SCC apart is its impressive graduate job placement rate—which nears 100% in several technical fields—alongside its state-of-the-art simulation labs developed in close partnership with leading regional employers to ensure students are career-ready on day one.

Wikipedia:South Central College (SCC) is a public community and technical college with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault, Minnesota. It is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, the statewide network of public higher education institutions. Founded in 1946 and re-chartered in 2005, SCC serves a 12-county region in southern Minnesota and offers academic transfer pathways, technical programs, workforce training, and farm business management outreach.

Location

North Mankato, MN, 56003-1920 · Suburb campus

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Nearest airport from college

MSP · Minneapolis

64 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$6,146$6,146

Books & supplies$1,250$1,250

Cost of attendance$15,401$15,401 est.

Average net price$9,082Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$6,146

Books & supplies$1,250

Cost of attendance$15,401 est.

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $9,082

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$6,470

$30–48k

$8,439

$48–75k

$9,368

$75–110k

$10,947

$110k+

$15,132

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

34%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

35% graduated · 23% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 41% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$40,637

10 yrs after entry$45,068

Debt

Median at graduation$12,000

Monthly payment$127

Middle 50% owe$4.4k–$15.5k

90th percentile$25,250

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high career & technical: $40,141 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 39%Women 61%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

16 : 1

Pell grant

33%

First-gen

37%

Family income

$31,916

Independent

37%

Veterans

Age at entry

24.0

Part-time

53%

Race & ethnicity

White

64%

Hispanic

16%

Black

11%

Asian

Two or more

Non-resident

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$1M

Full-time faculty

48%

Faculty salary

$9,318/mo

Teaching spend

$10,248

per student

Federal loans

20%

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — high career & technical

Undergraduate profile