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Salt Lake Community College Data & Information Overview

435 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
9% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Salt Lake Community College Ranked?

#677 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in UT
Computer & Information Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Salt Lake Community College was awarded 435 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & information sciences.

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Overall Quality

Salt Lake Community College is ranked #677 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Salt Lake Community College held the #757 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Salt Lake Community College also holds the #8 spot on the Best Colleges in Utah ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Salt Lake Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into Salt Lake Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

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Salt Lake Community College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
23% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Salt Lake Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Salt Lake Community College is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  23 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Salt Lake Community College

55% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Salt Lake Community College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  55 out of 100
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100

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Salt Lake Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
35.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 27,293 undergraduates at Salt Lake Community College with 6,860 being full-time and 20,433 being part-time.

How Much Does Salt Lake Community College Cost?

$6,197 Net Price
12% Take Out Loans
$12,848 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Salt Lake Community College is $6,197. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Salt Lake Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,129 $5,780 $7,366 $9,594 $10,816

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Salt Lake Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Salt Lake Community College, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $3,212 a year. That adds up to $12,848 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Salt Lake Community College is 9.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do Salt Lake Community College Graduates Make?

$43,576 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Salt Lake Community College make about $43,576 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Salt Lake Community College

Utah State
6,860 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Salt Lake Community College is a public institution situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Salt Lake Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4600 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Phone: 801-957-4111
Website: www.slcc.edu/

Salt Lake Community College Majors

68 Majors With Completions
3,596 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Salt Lake Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Salt Lake Community College

47% Take At Least One Class Online
23% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 12,894 students took at least one online class at Salt Lake Community College. This is a decrease from the 13,194 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 12,894 6,346
2019-2020 13,194 4,747
2018-2019 9,132 3,736
2017-2018 8,793 3,467
2016-2017 8,963 3,382

Learn more about online learning at Salt Lake Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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