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The Salt Lake Community College School of Health Sciences is pleased to announce that the Utah System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents has approved the Respiratory Therapy Program for SLCC at its Jordan Campus. The accreditation process is one that continues until SLCC has seated a class and there is a site visit, and the College is in that process. Although SLCC cannot guarantee that the program will be accredited (and the College must disclose to students that it is in the accreditation process) School of Health Sciences Dean Dr. JoAnne Wright is confident that SLCC will obtain accreditation for this program, which will offer a night class and admit 24 students each spring. The first class will be seated spring, 2018. The admissions website will be up soon, and SLCC is in the process of finalizing the one-sheet for information with the prerequisites. If you have questions about admissions, call Sue Christensen at 801-957-6253.

Yein Ji, 18, looked up from behind her computer monitor and focused her attention on the professional downhill mountain biker, who was visiting the young participants in the Salt Lake Teens Write program at the Salt Lake City Library. “What you’re doing now is going to have a huge influence on how you write and how you see the world and how you communicate later on,” said Amanda Batty, who talked to the Teens Write group about blogging, which she started doing as a teenager. “Just remember that before you hit ‘send,’ before you hit ‘publish,’ before you hit anything, the internet never forgets. I’m still learning this lesson.” Yein Ji Modeled after a program in New York, Teens Write began about 10 years ago and is offered through Salt Lake Community College’s Community Writing Center at Salt Lake City’s Main Library. Teens Write is one of several grant-funded programs at the center that are either one-time events or ongoing services available to anyone in the community. ...

Salt Lake Community College Culinary Institute student Jim Reed, who is blind, appeared on Ch. 4's Good Things Utah with host Nicea DeGering with a recipe for the perfect summer soup. The same recipe earned Reed an "A" grade in his class at SLCC. Reed is also the cover story for the upcoming edition of SLCC Magazine . Below are a few highlights from Reed's appearance on Ch. 4 . Click here to see the video.

Salt Lake Community College held its annual Beautification Day at its South City, Taylorsville Redwood, Miller and Jordan campuses. Every year SLCC Facilities gets help from staff and faculty to help plant flowers throughout the campuses. Below are a few faces in the crowd who pitched in at Taylorsville.

The Salt Lake Community College softball team beat the College of Southern Idaho Friday for a spot in the NJCAA National Tournament in St. George May 17-20. The Region 18 All Tournament Team included SLCC players Ashlee Snyder, Madison Sisco, Addie Jensen and Laina SueSue, who was named the All Tournament MVP. You can keep up with Tournament action at SLCCBruins.com . Congratulations! Go Bruins! Below are a few highlights from Friday's doubleheader.

Salt Lake Community College’s Grand Theatre is hosting a production of “Hairspray” to close out its 2016-17 season. The musical will run May 11 to June 3. The 1950’s are over and change is in the air! “Hairspray,” winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a family-friendly show piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the loveable, plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire: to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. Tracy uses her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and racially integrate a TV network, all without denting her ‘do. Thomas Meehan and Mark O’Donnell wrote the original book “Hairspray.” Marc Shaiman wrote the music and also the lyrics, along with Scott Wittman. The Grand Theatre production is under the direc...

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Granite Technical Institute to see where students start in the Utah Aerospace Pathways program before moving on to related courses at Salt Lake Community College and elsewhere. DeVos met with SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin and other education leaders as well as officials from local industries related to the Aerospace Pathways program at the Institute in Salt Lake City. DeVos met with several students and asked questions about projects they were working on while touring a composites lab at the Institute. She had a private meeting with Huftalin and others before taking part in a press conference that focused on how education institutions and industries in Utah collaborate on Aerospace Pathways. Since 2015, the Aerospace Pathways program has been providing Utah students the opportunity to graduate high school with a certificate in aerospace manufacturing and begin a career in that field. The first semester (60 hours of ...

Salt Lake Community College honored its largest-ever graduating class during commencement ceremonies Friday at the Maverik Center in West Valley City. More than 4,700 graduates ranged in age from 16 to 79, representing 86 countries and 36 states, collectively earning 5,766 degrees and certificates. Almost 200 military veterans and more than 30 of their dependents also graduated. “Let’s always remember how we feel right now,” said Arturo Salazar, outgoing SLCC student association president. “United and optimistic about a brighter future for ourselves and the wonderful community we call home here in Utah. Let’s commit this morning to be the best we can, to proudly represent the values of this institution and to always fight for what is right.” Arturo Salazar, outgoing student association president This year’s keynote speaker was author and activist Diane Guerrero, known for her roles in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black and The CW Network series Jane the Virgin....