by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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 24 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Salt Lake Community College is ranked #443 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Salt Lake Community College held the #677 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Salt Lake Community College is also ranked #5 out of 11 schools in Utah.
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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 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.
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 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
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 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,823 | $5,792 | $6,650 | $8,500 | $10,986 |
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.
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 9% of students took out student loans averaging $2,694 a year. That adds up to $10,776 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 2,095 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 532 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 297 | NA |
| Nursing | 234 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 208 | NA |
| General Psychology | 199 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 111 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 93 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 92 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 86 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 10,935 students took at least one online class at Salt Lake Community College. This is a decrease from the 12,894 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 10,935 | 5,211 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,894 | 6,346 |
| 2020-2021 | 13,194 | 4,747 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,793 | 3,467 |
Learn more about online learning at Salt Lake Community College.
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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