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?
- 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 |
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#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.
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 |
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#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?

Contact details for Salt Lake Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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
Can I Afford Salt Lake Community College?
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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Salt Lake Community College has changed over the last few years.

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.
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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