A smart start.
Whether you want to explore and innovate, treat and care for others, educate and inspire, serve and protect, or more, SC4 can help you get there. Take courses on your way to careers that require two-year, four-year and graduate degrees. Benefit from affordable, high-quality programs, personalized attention and support, and seamless transfer pathways.
St. Clair County Community College
By the Numbers
16
Average class size
75%
More affordable than
most four-year
institutions
#8
Nursing program in Michigan,
RegisteredNursing.org
1
Of 7 community colleges in
Michigan with student
housing
#7
OnlineU's Best Online
Community Colleges
in Michigan
7
Of 15 athletic teams made
2021-22 NJCAA national championships
2nd
Oldest community college
in Michigan
Top 10
Best Associate Degree College
in Michigan,
Universityhq.org
69%
of SC4 students receive aid
#4
Ranked community college nursing program in Michigan, Nursing Schools Almanac
Are you 25 years of age or older?
You may qualify for free or reduced tuition at SC4 through Michigan Reconnect, a State of Michigan program offering free community college tuition to qualifying residents.
Working for diversity, equity and inclusion for all.
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion serves as a hub at SC4 to advance access and support for all.
Michigan’s only Challenger Learning Center
A fully immersive, space-themed STEM experience
A complete college experience.
Connect with us and immerse yourself in all we have to offer — right in the heart of one of Michigan’s most vibrant downtown communities.
A successful alumni community
SC4 alumni are health care leaders and professionals, teachers and professors, engineers, doctors, lawyers, welders, scientists, government officials, public safety officers, designers, managers, entrepreneurs, artists and much more. They come from all walks of life and positively shape our local and global communities every day.
“SC4 was the first place I had any real success in an academic setting. That success gave me the confidence and motivation to continue my education and eventually graduate college. I hope to at some point get my master’s and teach at SC4.”
– Josh Chapman, President and CEO, YMCA of the Blue Water Area, Transferred from SC4 to Central Michigan University
“As the oldest daughter of five children, attending SC4 made it affordable for me to attend college and reach my dream job as CFO. I’ve now been employed by VNA for 31 years.”
– Mary Krestik, Vice President of Finance/CFO, Visiting Nurse Association and Blue Water Hospice
(VNA), Transferred from SC4 to Baker College
“SC4 gave me a great start to life that I could build upon. Academia can be elitist and exclusive. SC4 offers every student the opportunity to be more than they are and all that they hoped to be by laying the foundation for future opportunities.”
– Gerry Mason, law firm owner, venture capitalist, community volunteer and advocate, Transferred from SC4 to the University of Michigan, then went on to Michigan State University College of Law
“Attending SC4 was the perfect start to a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. It provided an opportunity to economically fulfill many of the prerequisite coursework requirements and pursue a dream of playing baseball at the collegiate level.”
– Philip Porte, President/Senior Project Engineer, BMJ Engineers & Surveyors, Inc., Transferred from SC4 to
Michigan Technological University
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