Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake Community College
Current SLCC logo
Former names
Salt Lake Area Vocational School (1948–1959)
Salt Lake Trade Technical Institute (1959–1967)
Utah Technical College at Salt Lake (1967–1987)[1]
MottoStep Ahead
TypePublic community college
Established1948
Parent institution
Utah System of Higher Education
PresidentDeneece Huftalin (2014)
Academic staff
346 full-time faculty
Students26,300 (Fall 2022)[2]
Location, ,
United States

40°40′20″N 111°56′40″W / 40.67222°N 111.94444°W / 40.67222; -111.94444
CampusUrban
ColorsRoyal Blue and Gold
AffiliationsNJCAA
Scenic West Athletic Conference
MascotBrutus the Bruin Bear
Websitewww.slcc.edu

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.[3] It serves more than 60,000 students on 10 campuses as well as through online classes.[4] The college has a student to faculty ratio of 20:1.[4] 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 approximately 95% of the student body considered Utah residents.

  1. ^ McCormick, John S. "Salt Lake Community College". Utah Education Network. University of Utah. University of Utah Press. Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake Community College". NCES. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Home - CollegeInsight". college-insight.org. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Salt Lake Community College - About SLCC". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.