Salt Lake Community College
President Deneece Huftalin (2014) | | |
Academic staff | 346 full-time faculty | |
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Students | 26,300 (Fall 2022)[2] | |
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
Campuses
Taylorsville Redwood Campus (1967)
Located at 4600 South Redwood Road in Taylorsville, the Taylorsville Redwood Campus is the primary campus and harbors the school's student center and main offices. Serving over 15,000 students a year, the campus is spread across two city blocks in twelve academic buildings, housing a library (approx 90,000 volumes), athletic facilities, an amphitheater, and a student union.
South City (1992)
Located at 1575 South State Street in
South City Campus added the Center for Arts and Media (CAM) Building in 2013, thanks to grants from the State of Utah and several community partners including the George S. & Delores Doré Eccles Foundation and Adobe. This addition provides classroom and work space for 17 programs in the School of Arts and Communication, serving approximately 9,000 students.
Jordan Campus (2001)
Located at 3491 West 9000 South in West Jordan, the Jordan Campus is SLCC's third full-service campus. It houses a library, food court, financial aid, a dental clinic for the dental hygienist program, academic advising offices, and Cate Field (where the SLCC baseball team plays its home games).
The nursing program opened at the campus by 2007 in a five-story Health Science building. A
Miller Campus (2001)
The Miller Campus, opened in 2001, was donated to SLCC by
Meadowbrook Campus
The Meadowbrook Campus is home to general education courses, and several vocational and School of Applied Technology programs including: Diesel Systems Technology; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC); Professional Truck Driving; Professional Pilot; and Non-Destructive Testing.
Organization and administration
In September 2014, The Utah Board of Regents named Deneece Huftalin as the SLCC President.[7] She served previously as vice-president of Student Services. She replaced Cynthia Bioteau.[8]
The Thayne Center is a non-profit organization established in 1994 (originally named the Emma Lou Thayne Community Service Center) to coordinate a variety of service-related programs for SLCC. The college provides the bulk of the center's budget.
Academics
SLCC offers over 200 degree and certificate programs in academic, technical, and vocational fields.[9] It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, and many credits are transferable to the state's four-year colleges. More SLCC graduates attend the University of Utah than graduates of any other institution of higher learning.
Student life
Sports
The SLCC Bruins have competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) since 1985. Currently, the school fields men's teams in baseball, basketball and soccer, and women's teams in basketball, softball, volleyball and soccer. The Bruins have produced 54 NJCAA All-American athletes since 1985, and has produced 513 Academic All-Region honorees and 192 Academic All-Americans.[10] The men's basketball program advanced to the NJCAA championship game in 2008. The following season, the Bruins returned to the title game, this time defeating Midland College to claim the first national championship in school history.[11] The Bruins returned to the title game in 2016, winning their second championship by defeating Hutchinson Community College, 74–64.
The men's soccer team captured the NJCAA national championship in 2021 - just five years after the program transitioned from club status to formal NJCAA competition - upsetting #1
Prominent professional athletes who trained and competed at SLCC include Eddy Alvarez (baseball), Justin Braun (soccer), Eddie Gill (basketball), Sinan Güler (basketball), Gary Payton II (basketball), and Chris Shelton (baseball).
Mascot
Salt Lake Community College's mascot is a bruin, "Brutus". He appears at local parades and performs at the women's volleyball and men's basketball games. Brutus has his own Facebook page.[13]
Notable alumni
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Salt Lake Community College". NCES. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Home - CollegeInsight". college-insight.org. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ a b "Salt Lake Community College - About SLCC". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "The official site of the NBA - NBA.com". NBA.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ The costume collection was amassed by Margot L. Shott (1931-2015). The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 October 2015, p. D2
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune
- ^ The Salt Lake Tribune
- ^ "Salt Lake Community College - Catalog". Slcc.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Salt Lake Community College Awards & Honors". slccbruins.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Salt Lake CC comes back, wins NJCAA championship". deseretnews.com. March 22, 2009. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "No. 2 SLCC wins NJCAA Division-I Men's Soccer National Championship in overtime thriller". slccbruins.com. June 10, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Brutus the SLCC Bruin Bear". www.facebook.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
Sources
- Randa, Ernest W. Salt Lake Community College: A College on the Move 1949–1998. Agreka Books. ISBN 1-888106-46-8
- Nelson, Jay L. The First Thirty Years: A History of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake. Utah Technical College at Salt Lake. Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 81-71280