Salt Lake Community College is experiencing an
uptick in student enrollment and a dramatic increase in the number of new
students.
For fall 2019,
SLCC’s total student headcount has increased 1.2% over enrollment in 2018 at
29,517 students. This figure includes 6,636 new students, representing an 8.8%
increase over the prior year.
“For the past two
years, SLCC staff have worked to streamline our recruitment and enrollment
processes,” said Dr. Charles Lepper, SLCC Vice President of Student Affairs.
“As a result of that work, more and more students are coming to SLCC for the
first time. This is an encouraging trend, and it’s good to see so many turning
to the college for the education and training we offer in a broad range of
programs.”
In addition to
serving more new students, SLCC’s latest enrollment figures show increases in
the number of female students (1.1%), Latino/Hispanic students (2.9%) and
students of color (0.7%).
“One of our
institutional goals is to have our enrollment more closely reflect the
population of the communities we serve, and we are proud to be the most diverse
college in the state,” said SLCC President Deneece G. Huftalin. “As Salt Lake
County becomes more diverse, it becomes increasingly important that minority
populations be able to access higher education, and we do that by trying to
remove the barriers to attending college. Our efforts in keeping college
affordable and increasing our online class offerings help mitigate those
barriers so all can participate in higher education if they choose.”