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Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Suburb · 18,136 students
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$9,804
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
29%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$47,867
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
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
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Nearest airport from college
SLC · Salt Lake City
8 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,426$14,244
Books & supplies$700$700
Cost of attendance$14,417$24,235 est.
Average net price$9,804Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$14,244
In-state: $4,426
Books & supplies$700
Cost of attendance$24,235 est.
In-state: $14,417
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $9,804
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$8,476
$30–48k
$9,048
$48–75k
$10,559
$75–110k
$11,589
$110k+
$13,928
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
29%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
35% graduated · 20% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 43% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$41,501
10 yrs after entry$47,867
Debt
Median at graduation$8,003
Monthly payment$85
Middle 50% owe$2k–$9k
90th percentile$16,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 45%Women 55%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell grant
17%
First-gen
40%
Family income
$27,276
Independent
53%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
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%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division I · EADA 2024-25
  • Baseball
    Men's
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Other Sports
    Co-ed
  • Soccer
    Men's · Women's
  • Softball
    Women's
  • Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
    Men's · Women's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$12M
Full-time faculty
24%
Faculty salary
$7,935/mo
Teaching spend
$7,695
per student
Federal loans
8%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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