Category: Academics

SC4 Fast Path and Free Tuition Opportunities

The Fall 2024 semester has started for SC4, but interested students can still register to take classes this semester. SC4 offers a variety of courses to fit personalized schedules, including twelve and eight-week fast path courses with delayed starts. These classes are perfect for students who wish to quickly complete a class or take advantage of late start opportunities.

Many students are eligible to attend SC4 tuition-free through the Michigan Community College Guarantee and Reconnect programs. All 2023 and 2024 high school graduates can take advantage of the Community College Guarantee, and those twenty-one or older are eligible for the Michigan Reconnect program. Both programs cover full in-district tuition rates and make starting or returning to college affordable and easy. 2023 High school graduates must enroll in twelve credit hours for the fall 2024 semester in order to take advantage of the Community College Guarantee.

For more information on these and other financial aid opportunities, such as Pell and TIP, please visit https://sc4.edu/admissions/financial-aid/.

The following is a list of SC4Fall Fast Path Classes:

Fast Path courses starting week of September 16:

  • ACCT-211-85: Principles of Accounting I (no prerequisite)
  • BIO-271-07: Human Anatomy & Physiology (no prerequisite)
  • CIS-110-85: Foundations of Information Systems (no prerequisite)
  • CIS-115-86: Microcomputer Applications (no prerequisite)
  • FR-102-85: Introductory French II (no prerequisite, but recommended to have had at least one semester of French in college or one year in high school)
  • GEO-101-80: Earth Science (no prerequisite)
  • GEO-176-60: Viewing the Earth From Space (no prerequisite)
  • HE-101-81: Math Related to Drug Administration (MTH-1000 prerequisite or appropriate placement by college assessment)
  • HE-224-80: Altered States of Adult Health (BIO-272 prerequisite)
  • HIS-149-81: History of U.S. 1607 to 1876 (no prerequisite)
  • HIS-233-80: African-American History to 1877 (no prerequisite)
  • MTH-1011-81: Intermediate Algebra with Support (no prerequisite)
  • MTH-1100-80: Foundations of Math (appropriate placement by college assessment required)
  • MTH-1101-81: Foundations of Math with Math Literacy (no prerequisite)
  • MTH-1120-80: Introduction to Statistics (MTH-1010 or MTH-1011 prerequisite or appropriate placement by college assessment)
  • MTH-1121-81: Introduction to Statistics with Algebra Support (no prerequisite)
  • MTH-1130-80: Pre-Calculus (MTH-1010/1015 combination or MTH-1011/1015 combination or MTH-1020 prerequisite or appropriate placement by college assessment)
  • PSY-220-80: Life Span Developmental Psychology (PSY-180 prerequisite)
  • SD-140-02: College Success (no prerequisite)

Fast Path courses starting week of October 14:

  • BUS-110-85: Human Relations (no prerequisite)
  • BUS-150-86: Principles of Business (no prerequisite)
  • BUS-158-85: Business Math (appropriate placement by college assessment required)
  • BUS-180-86: Marketing Principles (no prerequisite)
  • BUS-181-85: Professional Selling (no prerequisite)
  • BUS-258-85: Human Resources Management (BUS-155 prerequisite)
  • CIS-297-85: College to Career (must have completed 20 credits to enroll)
  • CJ-104-85: Delinquency Prevention & Control (no prerequisite)
  • CJ-224-80: Legal Issues in Corrections (no prerequisite)
  • CJ-260-85: Fundamentals of Terrorism (no prerequisite)
  • ECON-222-85: Principles of Microeconomics (ECON-221 prerequisite)
  • ENG-101-87: English Composition I (appropriate placement by college assessment required)
  • ENG-102-87: English Composition II (ENG-101 prerequisite)
  • PE-129-01: Physical Conditioning (no prerequisite)
  • PE-133-01: Fitness Walking (no prerequisite)
  • PS-101-85: Introduction to Political Science (no prerequisite)
  • PSY-180-86: Introduction to Psychology (no prerequisite)
  • SOC-101-85: Principles of Sociology (no prerequisite)

For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff/Senior Vice President, at srutallie@sc4.edu

More than 1,300 SC4 Students Earn Honors

A total of 1,370 SC4 students earned a spot on the President’s Honors List for the 2024 winter semester.

“Academic success takes dedication, motivation and commitment,” said SC4 President Kirk Kramer. “All of us at SC4 applaud our students’ achievements and recognize their hard work.”

The criteria for this award is the completion of at least 6 credits with a semester grade point average of 3.0 or better.

For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, at srutallie@sc4.edu

Fall Semester Classes

Now is the perfect time to sign up for fall classes at St. Clair County Community College.

SC4 offers hundreds of courses in 40 different disciplines. There are options for students pursuing nursing, criminal justice, management, graphic design, and many more.

SC4’s registrar, Carrie Bearss, has the following to say about the college’s fall offerings: “SC4’s fall semester class schedule includes courses for everyone. We offer outstanding occupational programs in wide-ranging disciplines from health sciences to engineering technology.”

She continued by saying, “Thousands of local students start their bachelor programs by taking one to two years of classes at SC4 before transferring to a four-year college or university. And for community members looking to take a class for fun or self-improvement, the college has many unique courses, such as BUS 130: Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship and PHL 168: Philosophy of Food.”

New and returning students can apply here. Current students can register via their Service Center accounts. Appointments with student advisors can be scheduled on the advising page.

Offered classes and schedules can be viewed on the scheduling page.

Fall classes have varied start dates; the fall semester begins Monday, August 19.

Contact the enrollment services office at (810) 989-5500 or enrollment@sc4.edu for information and registration assistance.

For media inquiries, please contact Sarah Rutallie, Chief of Staff, at srutallie@sc4.edu

SC4 participates in Community College Month

The SC4 Board of Trustees adopted a resolution at their April 11, 2024, meeting recognizing April as Community College Month.

The month is promoted nationally by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and was recognized with a proclamation by Governor Whitmer.

There are over 1,000 public community colleges in the United States, 31 in Michigan, and one of the first community colleges is located in Port Huron.  SC4 was established in 1923 and is a comprehensive community college offering courses that transfer to 4-year Colleges/Universities, Two-year Associate Degrees and one-year Certificates leading to careers, and a variety of individual training, skill-building, and enrichment courses.  SC4 provides area communities with a highly qualified and credentialed labor force and serves residents through equitable and local access to higher education.

SC4 is participating in #CCMonth, a monthlong education campaign coordinated by ACCT. The primary goals of #CCmonth are to improve awareness of the economic, academic and equity advantages of attending community colleges, and to celebrate the value of public two-year colleges.

“SC4 is vital to our community and our state,” said Kirk Kramer, President of SC4. “#CCMonth is an opportunity to celebrate the importance and value of our College to our community. SC4 has served residents of the community for over 100 years and continues to lead into the future to provide residents with public higher education opportunities.”

The SC4 campus is a major hub of activity for the community providing cultural, athletic, and educational events throughout the year, such as concerts, plays, art galleries, hands-on science exhibits, Challenger Learning Center simulated space missions, Planetarium Experience, Tournaments, Camps, STEM Fest, and the recent Solar Eclipse viewing on campus. 

The SC4 Board resolution read in part, “…renew our passion to offer relevant services committed to educational excellence and our mission to create an academic and cultural environment that empowers students to succeed.” SC4 is proud to provide collegiate-level activities in the community to enrich the lives of all residents.

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