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Salt Lake Community College Overview

Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake Community College is a public institution. Salt Lake City is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Salt Lake Community College Known For?

5,054 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Salt Lake Community College.
  • In 2017-2018, 24% of the faculty were full-time.

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Salt Lake Community College Rankings

We have ranked Salt Lake Community College as #501 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #2 out of 19 schools in Utah.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Salt Lake Community College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#91 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#161 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Salt Lake Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Nuclear & Radiological Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Science Technologies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Salt Lake Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#22 Best General Business/Commerce Schools College Factual
#77 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#84 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#106 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#109 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#117 Best Computer Science Schools Computer Science Degree

Where Is Salt Lake Community College?

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Contact details for Salt Lake Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4600 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Phone: 801-957-4111

How Do I Get Into Salt Lake Community College?

You can apply to Salt Lake Community College online at: www.slcc.edu/gettingstarted/index.asp

Salt Lake Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Salt Lake Community College?

11% Take Out Loans
11.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Salt Lake Community College, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,040 a year. That adds up to $12,160 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salt Lake Community College is 11.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Salt Lake Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 27,293 undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College, with 6,860 being full-time and 20,433 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 6,860 full-time undergraduates at Salt Lake Community College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Salt Lake Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 279
Black or African American 212
Hispanic or Latino 1,485
White 4,181
International Students 195
Other Races/Ethnicities 508

Over 71 countries are represented at Salt Lake Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Salt Lake Community College

4,747 Took All Classes Online
13,194 Took At Least One Class Online
9.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 13,194 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Salt Lake Community College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Salt Lake Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Salt Lake Community College was 9.5%. This is the #1,414 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Salt Lake Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Salt Lake Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,432 733 2,165
Computer Information Systems 434 158 3 595
General Business/Commerce 38 315 0 353
Nursing 0 229 0 229
General Psychology 0 151 0 151
Health Sciences & Services 0 120 0 120
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 111 0 111
Design & Applied Arts 1 81 0 82
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 3 45 29 77
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 73 0 73
Ground Transportation 69 0 0 69
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 63 0 0 63
Precision Metal Working 7 9 36 52
Sociology 0 46 0 46
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 1 42 1 44
Communication & Media Studies 0 41 0 41
Allied Health Professions 0 32 9 41
Information Technology 32 0 8 40
Audiovisual Communications 11 28 0 39
Accounting 19 9 9 37
Graphic Communications 2 30 5 37
Health & Medical Administrative Services 31 1 0 32
Mechanical Engineering 0 28 0 28
Social Work 0 25 0 25
General English Literature 0 23 0 23
Political Science & Government 0 23 0 23
Electronics Engineering Technology 9 8 5 22
Legal Support Services 0 21 0 21
Anthropology 0 20 0 20
General Biology 0 18 0 18
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 14 4 0 18
Building Management & Inspection 0 16 1 17
Computer Systems Networking 9 7 0 16
Engineering-Related Technologies 11 5 0 16
Chemistry 0 16 0 16
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 15 0 15
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 0 9 6 15
Business Administration & Management 0 7 7 14
Dental Support Services 0 13 0 13
History 0 13 0 13
Funeral & Mortuary Science 0 13 0 13
Computer Software & Applications 12 0 0 12
Economics 0 12 0 12
Journalism 0 11 0 11
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 8 3 11
Chemical Engineering 0 11 0 11
Health & Physical Education 0 11 0 11
Culinary Arts 0 10 1 11
Human Development & Family Studies 0 10 0 10
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 2 0 8 10
Drama & Theater Arts 0 9 0 9
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 1 7 0 8
Civil Engineering 0 7 0 7
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 6 0 6
Electrical Engineering 0 6 0 6
American Sign Language 0 6 0 6
Marketing 3 2 0 5
Carpentry 5 0 0 5
Physics 0 5 0 5
Geography & Cartography 1 3 1 5
Writing Studies 0 3 1 4
Air Transportation 3 1 0 4
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 3 0 3
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 3 0 3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 3 3
Industrial Production Technology 0 3 0 3
Mathematics 0 3 0 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 3 0 3
Woodworking 0 0 3 3
Music 0 3 0 3
Finance & Financial Management 0 1 1 2
Computer Programming 2 0 0 2
Nanotechnology 2 0 0 2
Computer Engineering 0 2 0 2
Historic Preservation 2 0 0 2
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 2 0 2
Business Support & Assistant Services 1 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 1 0 1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 1 0 0 1
General Engineering 0 1 0 1
Materials Engineering 0 1 0 1
Human Sciences Business Services 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 789 3,391 874 5,054

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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