Salt Lake Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Salt Lake Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,426 for Utah residents and $14,244 for other students on average. It offers 146 degree programs through 61 Certificate, 85 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 13 programs (1 Certificate, 12 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	4600 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT
Phone	801-957-4111
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,426 Out-of-State$14,244
Student Population »	27,437 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	29%
Transfer-out Rate	14%
Retention Rate	57% (Full-time) 44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,641
Students to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$43,400

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,426 for Utah residents and $14,244 for out-of-state students at Salt Lake Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($14,266) over public community colleges in Utah.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Salt Lake Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Utah community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Utah Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,426	$14,244
Books & Supplies	$700
Off-Campus Living Costs	$19,678
Average Financial Aid	$4,641
Cost of Attendance	$24,804	$34,622
After Financial Aid	$20,163	$29,981
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$43,400

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Utah Residents	Out-of-State Students
Salt Lake Community College	$4,426	$14,244
Public Community Colleges in Utah	$4,382	$14,266
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Salt Lake Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 12 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	1	12	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	61	85	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Architectural Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	48 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Broadcast Journalism	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Communications	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	43 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	39 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	138 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	NOT OFFERED	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	39 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
American Sign Language (ASL)	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Human Development and Family Studies	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	49 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and Composition	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1,176 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	954 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy and Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	151 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	104 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	66 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Commercial Photography	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Illustration	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	239 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	242 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Fashion Merchandising	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 27,437 students at Salt Lake Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 12,386 male students and 14,839 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	27,225	6,126	21,099
Male Students	12,386	2,870	9,516
Female Students	14,839	3,256	11,583

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Salt Lake Community College, there are 26,300 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,935 students were attending classes through distance learning (5,211 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,724 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	26,300
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	5,211
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,724
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	15,365