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St. Clair County Community College

St. Clair County Community College
St. Clair County Community College seal.jpg
Motto Sic iter ad-scientiam (Latin)
Motto in English
Such is the path to knowledge
Type Public community college
Established 1923 (1923)
President Dr. Deborah Snyder
Location Port Huron, Michigan
42°58′47″N 82°25′45″W / 42.9796°N 82.4291°W / 42.9796; -82.4291Coordinates: 42°58′47″N 82°25′45″W / 42.9796°N 82.4291°W / 42.9796; -82.4291
Campus Main campus in Port Huron with learning centers in Imlay City, Algonac, Yale, Peck, and Bad Axe
Colors Blue and gold
Mascot Skippers
Website www.sc4.edu

St. Clair County Community College (SC4) is a two-year community college located 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.

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

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.

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 volleyball, baseball, golf, women's basketball, and men's basketball teams. The 2009-2010 men's basketball team succeeded in winning their way to the 'sweet sixteen' of the NCCAA basketball championship tournament.

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 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.


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