With the 2023-2024 academic year well underway, Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) new student enrollment increased by a robust 6.35% from last fall, for a total of 3,686 new students. Overall, student enrollment is now at 26,764.
“We’re thrilled to see so many high school students enrolling and taking advantage of our small, affordable classes as they figure out their educational and career paths,” said SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin.
“The pandemic years were hard on our student body and enrollment, and now the energy and buzz of students can be felt across all our campuses.”
SLCC’s Latinx/Hispanic student enrollment is also at an all-time high with 24.2% of students identifying as such. These enrollment levels are leading the way as SLCC strives to earn the designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), which requires 25% of the student body to identify as Latinx/Hispanic. SLCC is currently an emerging HSI.
“It has been a big year for SLCC, as we’ve celebrated our 75th anniversary and opened a new campus in Herriman to continue our mission to increase access to higher education,” said Huftalin. The Herriman campus, a unique collaboration with the University of Utah, currently serves 846 students. Huftalin added, “As awareness about this campus increases, and the area continues to grow, we anticipate climbing enrollment on our Herriman Campus.”
