Social Work at Salt Lake Community College

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Salt Lake Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 27,293.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Salt Lake Community College Social Work Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Work

Salt Lake Community College Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Salt Lake Community College.

Salt Lake Community College Social Work Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

Salt Lake Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Salt Lake Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	47

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$64,320
Healthcare Social Workers	1,040	$63,200
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	720	$51,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	600	$45,830

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.