Students enrolled as juniors or seniors in Minnesota public high schools may enroll in technical college courses for either secondary or post-secondary credit. Students using Post Secondary Enrollment Options will be admitted on a space available basis.

Click here to download the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Enrollment Packet and start on your way to becoming a successful college graduate!


What Do I Do First?

» Talk with your high school counselor or home school coordinator about your career goals and discuss how the Post Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program and St. Cloud Technical College can work for you.

» Submit a completed technical college application form and your high school transcripts by the appropriate deadline: (Application Deadline for Fall Semester June 1, Spring Semester, November 30)

» Call 320-308-5089 or 1-800-222-1009 to schedule an appointment for ACCUPLACER testing and a meeting with Judy Jacobson-Berg, Counselor at SCTC.

» Following the meeting at SCTC you will complete and submit additional PSEO paperwork for acceptance to the college. This will be discussed at the meeting.



The Importance of the ACCUPLACER

The ACCUPLACER is a VERY important test. You must achieve at about the 25th percentile or better, in each area of the test to be admitted to St. Cloud Technical College using the PSEO program. (ACCUPLACER Federal Ability To Benefit Scores - Federal Register, May 1999)

The test will measure your skills in three areas, reading comprehension, sentence skills and arithmetic. Practice BEFORE you test. Your high school teachers may be willing to help you by giving you practice items. You must pass all three areas and may retest only once. (There is a $5 charge for retesting.) If you need accommodations for testing due to a disability, please provide documentation of your disability in advance and state your request when scheduling a testing appointment time.

General Studies and General Education courses and some courses within majors have specific ACCUPLACER score requirements. If the set scores are not achieved, college readiness courses must be taken to prepare for the identified classes. The PSEO program does not cover tuition for college readiness courses. Students would need to pay tuition and book costs of those courses.

For further information please call 320-308-5096, 1-800-222-1009 x5096 or email Judy Jacobson-Berg at jjj@cloud.tec.mn.us