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Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Suburb · 18,136 students
4
Year
Public
Suburb
Large (10k+)
Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
About

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is Utah’s largest and most diverse open-access institution, best known for its exceptional affordability and strong hands-on programs in health sciences, business, and technology. Serving a mix of traditional students, working adults, and commuters across multiple Salt Lake Valley campuses, SLCC offers a practical, highly supportive environment characterized by small class sizes and flexible scheduling. The college uniquely excels at expanding access through the SLCC Promise financial aid initiative and direct transfer pathways, allowing students to seamlessly transition their credits to four-year institutions like the University of Utah.


Wikipedia:Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a public community college in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is the state's largest two-year college with the most diverse student body. It serves almost 50,000 students on eight campuses, as well as through online classes. The college has a student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1. Since SLCC is a community college, it focuses on providing associate degrees that students can transfer to any other four-year university in the state to satisfy their first two years of requirements for a bachelor's degree. SLCC has open enrollment and serves the local community, with about 95% of the student body considered Utah residents.

Location
Salt Lake City, UT, 84123 · Suburb campus
Nearest airport from college
SLC · Salt Lake City
8 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$14,417
Out-of-state COA
$24,235
Avg net price
$9,804
In-state tuition
$4,426
Out-of-state tuition
$14,244
Books & supplies
$700/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$8,476
$30–48k
$9,048
$48–75k
$10,559
$75–110k
$11,589
$110k+
$13,928
Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
29%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
35%
Transferred
20%
Still enrolled
2%
Dropped out / unknown
43%
Median earnings (6yr)
$41,501
Median earnings (10yr)
$47,867
Median debt
$8,003
Monthly loan payment
$85
Debt range (25th–75th)
$2,042$9,000
Debt (90th percentile)
$16,000
Student Body
Men 45%Women 55%
16
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
17%
First-generation
40%
Median family income
$27,276
Independent students
53%
Veterans
1%
Avg age at entry
25.0
Part-time students
67%
Race & ethnicity
White
56%
Hispanic
27%
Black
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
2%
AI/AN
1%
NH/PI
1%
Unknown
1%
Institutional
Endowment
$12M
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time
Full-time faculty
24%
Avg faculty salary
$7,935/mo
Instructional spend/student
$7,695
Federal loan rate
8%

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