Saint Paul College was founded in 1910 as a boys' vocational high school.

The first evening trade classes were held in the basement of Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Saint Paul College was home to the nation's oldest watchmaking and clockmaking programs.

[3] A few months later, HLC removed the institution from probation and assigned interim monitoring after determining that the college was in compliance with its accreditation criteria.

[4] Saint Paul College offers more than one hundred degree, certificate, and diploma programs in career and transfer education.