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Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Salt Lake Community College is a public two-year institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 27,437 students. It is part of Utah System of Higher Education.

Salt Lake Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 120 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 5,364 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
27,437
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
5,364
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
120
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 120

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Health Professions 16
Business, Management and Marketing 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Psychology 1
Communications Technologies 5
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Visual and Performing Arts 12
Social Sciences 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Precision Production 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Construction Trades 4
Communication and Journalism 3
Education 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering 6
English Language and Literature 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 2
Architecture 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Physical Sciences 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
2,927
Certificates under 1 year
1,109
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,328

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
27,437
Undergraduates, fall 2024
27,437
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
41,245
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
22%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Utah System of Higher Education
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Greg Peterson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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