Salt Lake Community College
Former names | Salt Lake Area Vocational School (1948–1959) Salt Lake Trade Technical Institute (1959–1967) Utah Technical College at Salt Lake (1967–1987) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Step Ahead |
| Type | Public community college |
| Established | 1948 |
Parent institution | Utah System of Higher Education |
| President | Greg Peterson |
Academic staff | 346 full-time faculty |
| Students | 26,300 (fall 2022) |
| Location | , , United States 40°40′20″N 111°56′40″W / 40.67222°N 111.94444°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Royal Blue and Gold |
| Affiliations | NJCAA Scenic West Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Brutus the Bruin Bear |
| Website | www.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. It serves almost 50,000 students on 8 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 approximately 95% of the student body considered Utah residents.