Apply to Lake Superior College – New, Transfer, or Returning Students

New Students, Transfer Students, Returning Students

Your BRIGHT future at LSC begins today!

You can apply up to one-year in advance of your intended start term. If you’ve been an LSC student within the past 2 years, you don’t need to reapply.

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Application Deadlines

  • Fall 2025: Friday, August 22, 2025
  • Spring 2026: Friday, January 9, 2026

We recommend applying early to allow time for the processing of transcripts and the financial aid application (if applicable).

Applying the week of the application deadline?
We are happy to help you get your application in on time; however, we ask that you please come to Student Services on Main Campus and apply in person. The online application will not be available during that final week to ensure we can work with you to get all required paperwork submitted on time. Any questions? Please contact .

Helpful tips for the application process:

StarIDs are important!

You’ll create a StarID account when you apply to Lake Superior College. File this little gem into your memory bank right away. You’ll use it over and over as long as you’re a student!

Why should you provide your Social Security Number?

You are not required to provide your social security number (SSN) to be accepted to Lake Superior College.

We recommend that you provide your SSN!

Providing your SSN simplifies:

  • Financial aid processing
  • StarID password resets (you'll use your StarID for campus electronic resources)
  • Receiving tax forms electronically

Tell us about other colleges

You must list all colleges you’ve previously attended on the application. If you are currently taking college classes in high school, do not list those on the application.

Skip it!

The Education-High School Preparation Standards in step 4 of the application does not apply to LSC.You can skip all screens in step 4.

Skip these steps

Choose a major / program / degree

If you don’t add a major / program, Associate in Arts (liberal arts & sciences) will be selected for you.Do not re-apply to change your major. Contact an LSC advisor to change your major at any time.

Need help choosing?

Contact an advisor! You can email an advisor or call them at . They'll help you choose a program.

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or download a paper application

Thanks for applying to Lake Superior College!

What to expect:

  • We will contact you
    • When you apply online, an email confirmation is sent to the address provided on the application within 48 hours.
    • Additional contact is made within two weeks regarding your application status.

If you have any questions or have not been contacted by us within these time-frames, please contact us at: .

Your to-do list:

Submit high school transcripts

Graduated in the last 5 years?
Submit an official high school or home-school transcript to to or fax to .

Graduated over 5 years ago?
You don’t need to submit a high school or home-school transcript.

Current high school students
Send us your in-progress transcript to or fax to . Once you graduate, ask your high school to send us your final, completed transcript with graduation date. If we do not receive it before the semester you enroll, you will not be able to receive financial aid for that term.

Submit college transcripts

Submit official transcripts from any colleges you attended in the past. Our transfer services provides information about which credits will transfer to LSC. To submit a transcript, contact the college and request your official transcript to be sent to LSC.

Minnesota State transcripts
If you have attended another college or university (excluding the University of MN) within the Minnesota State system, you do not need to order a transcript. LSC is able to electronically download your transcript after you apply.

Official transcripts delivery to LSC
All transcripts must be official. Please allow process time (2 weeks or more) to take place.

  • Secure / paperless:
  • By mail: Lake Superior College
    2101 Trinity Road
    Duluth, MN 55811
  • In person: Bring in sealed envelope from the institution attended. Do NOT open the envelope.

Fill out the immunization form

If you live out of state or graduated high school before 1997, please complete and mail in the immunization form. If we don’t receive it, you’ll be prevented from registering for your second semester of classes.

Do you live outside the state of Minnesota?

Non-Minnesota residents will pay the same tuition rates as Minnesota residents.

Tuition reciprocity is a tuition discount offered to residents of certain states. Wisconsin and North Dakota residents must apply for this discount.

Tuition reciprocity application:

Residents of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri or Nebraska automatically get discounted out-of-state tuition rates.

Are you applying to a program with additional admission requirements?

These programs have additional admission requirements. Accepted LSC students that meet pre-program requirements detailed in the program guide may apply.

You may want to release your information to others (like your parents or spouse).

Lake Superior College is prohibited by law from releasing your records to an individual (including your family) unless you complete a Release of Information Authorization form.

Apply for financial aid

Review scholarships, grants, loans, and other funding opportunities

Prepare for Course Placement

Transition to college with Pathway to College Success (if applicable)

You can check your admission status if you applied online and know your StarID account

Congratulations!

Once you’ve received communication from us regarding acceptance, make sure to visit our Accepted Student Page for next steps like preparing for registration, etc.