“Public community and technical college with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault, MN.”
South Central College is a public community and technical college with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault, Minnesota. Part of the Minnesota State system, it serves a twelve-county region in southern Minnesota with transfer pathways, technical programs, workforce training, and farm business management outreach.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Test Free — No test scores needed — they won't be reviewed even if submitted.
Official SourceInternational — Transfer & Canadian (Fall)
F-1 transfer students already in the US and Canadian citizens for fall.
International — Transfer & Canadian (Spring)
F-1 transfer students and Canadian citizens for spring.
International — Change of Status (Fall)
In-country visa holders changing status to F-1 for fall.
International — Change of Status (Spring)
In-country visa holders changing status to F-1 for spring.
Domestic Rolling
Domestic applicants apply year-round; no application fee.
This university does not consider SAT or ACT scores in admissions.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$6,146
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Hands-on agribusiness, agricultural production, and natural-sciences programs leveraging southern Minnesota's strong farming economy and corporate agriculture employers.
Strong nursing, medical-laboratory, and human-services programs with clinical placements at Mayo Clinic Health System and other regional hospitals.
SCC's signature applied technology cluster — Automation Engineer Technology and Mechatronics programs are recognized regionally as gateways into advanced manufacturing roles.
Includes the Business Transfer Pathway (Associate of Science), accounting, marketing, and IT programs with articulation agreements to all Minnesota State universities.
AA degree and Transfer Pathway programs in Communication Studies, English, History, Psychology, and Sociology, all built around the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
2 years
SCC's flagship technical program, developed with industry partners to train automation engineers for advanced-manufacturing employers across southern Minnesota. Strong placement record and articulation to Minnesota State Mankato's BS programs.
2 years
Built around the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). Completing the AA and being admitted to a Minnesota State university guarantees junior status with all 60 credits applying to the bachelor's degree.
2 years
Limited-enrollment ADN program with clinical rotations at Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato and other regional hospitals. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $6,146
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
