Salt Lake Community College
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Tel:
(801) 957-4111
- Salt Lake Community College is a public, open-access, comprehensive community college committed to serving the broader community. Its mission is to provide quality higher education and lifelong learning to people of diverse cultures, abilities, and ages, and to serve the needs of community and government agencies, business, industry and other employers.
School Highlights
Salt Lake Community College serves 29,156 students (26% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 40:1 is higher than the state community college average of 33:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 25%.
Top Rankings
Salt Lake Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Utah for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 728 teachers has grown by 5% over five years.
| Salt Lake Community College | (UT) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Private not-for-profit |
| Total Faculty | 728 staff | 26 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Salt Lake Community College is an accredited, multi-campus college serving the diverse needs of the Salt Lake City community. With an open-door enrollment policy, the College serves more than 60,000 students through credit and non-credit courses and workshops each year, making it the largest institution of higher education in Utah. The Salt Lake Community College has also moved into the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. The Main Street Center, located at 115 South Main Street, is perfect for those living or working downtown. Students can easily take courses on their lunch break, before or after work. The 76,000-square-foot Main Street Center offers 12 classrooms, 2 computer labs, and a high tech conference room. Salt Lake Community College focuses upon serving students in their pursuit of vocational, technical, general, or continuing education. SLCC offers more than 100 degree programs, as well as continuing education, apprenticeships and other options to help students achieve their educational objectives. The college offers Associate of Arts Degree (AA), Associate of Arts in Business (AA), Associate of Science Degree (AS), Associate of Science in Business (AS), Associate of Pre-Engineering (APE), Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS), Diplomas, Certificates of Completion, Certificates and Letter of General Education Completion. Salt Lake Community College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Salt Lake Community College is Eagle Gate College-Murray (2.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Eagle Gate College-MurrayPrivate, for profit237 students | 2.50 Mi5588 South Green Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 333-8100 2.50237 - Fortis College-Salt Lake CityPrivate for-profit480 students | 3.70 Mi3949 S 700 E Ste 150
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 713-0915 3.70480 - Broadview University-West JordanPrivate for-profit69 students | 4.30 Mi1902 W 7800 S
West Jordan, UT 84088
(385) 501-4803 4.3069 - LDS Business CollegePrivate not-for-profit1,996 students | 7.10 Mi95 North 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 524-8100 7.101,996 - Argosy University-Salt Lake CityPrivate, for profit234 students | 9.90 Mi121 Election Rd Ste 300
Draper, UT 84020
(801) 601-5000 9.90234
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