St. Clair County Community College

St. Clair County Community College (SC4)[2] is a public community college in Port Huron, Michigan. It serves as the primary center of higher education for the Blue Water Area. SC4 offers Associate degree and certificate programs. It also offers online classes and transfer programs to four-year institutions. In addition, working with University Center Partners, students can earn Bachelor's and Master's degrees without even leaving the SC4 campus.

St. Clair County Community College
View from across the Black River in Port Huron
MottoSic iter ad-scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English
Such is the path to knowledge
TypePublic community college
Established1923 (1923)[1]
PresidentDr. Deborah Snyder
Location
Port Huron
,
Michigan
,
United States

42.9796°N 82.4291°W / 42.9796; -82.4291
CampusMain campus in Port Huron with learning centers in Imlay City, Algonac, Yale, Peck, and Bad Axe
ColorsBlue and gold
MascotSkippers
Websitewww.sc4.edu

Classes are held in classrooms on the SC4 campus and taught online. SC4 has Learning Centers in Harbor Beach, Algonac, Yale, Peck, as well as its main campus in Port Huron. Through these regional centers, SC4 serves a large portion of the Thumb region.

History

St. Clair County Community College began as Port Huron Junior College, which was the Junior College Department of the Port Huron School District. The college was established by act of the Board of Education of the Port Huron School District under Michigan State Law in 1923 and began operation in the same year. It officially became St. Clair County Community College in 1967.

Athletics

The Skippers are affiliated with the National Junior College Athletic Association and play in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association. The school currently has a women's cross country, men's cross country, softball, women's bowling, men's bowling, volleyball, baseball, golf, women's basketball, men's basketball and wrestling teams. The 2009-2010 men's basketball team succeeded in winning their way to the 'sweet sixteen' of the NJCAA basketball championship tournament. In 2019 St. Clair County Community College announced they are adding two more sports for women, golf and soccer.[3][4]

Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society of the two-year college, has repeatedly recognized SC4's own chapter, Lambda Mu as being one of the best in the nation. It won the Chapter of the Year award in 2000, and has won the distinguished chapter award for 14 years consecutively. It's also the oldest society of its kind within Michigan, being founded in 1963. Its advisor is Thomas F. Obee, who is also the regional coordinator for the Michigan region of Phi Theta Kappa.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Saint Clair County Community College Campus Tour". Federal Student Aid. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  2. About SC4, St. Clair Community College
  3. https://skippernews.wordpress.com/2019/08/08/sc4-adds-womens-golf-to-its-athletic-offerings/ SC4 adds women's golf
  4. https://skippernews.wordpress.com/2019/09/05/sc4-adds-womens-soccer-to-its-athletic-offerings/ SC4 adds women's soccer
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