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Salt Lake Community College es uno de los colegios universitarios más accesibles de Utah. Incluso entonces, el averiguar cómo pagar la universidad puede ser intimidante para los estudiantes. Existen varias formas las cuales pueden hacer que su educación sea más barata mientras persigue sus sueños. Aquí se presentan cinco mitos principales cuando se trata de ayuda financiera. 1. La Ayuda financiera y FAFSA son lo mismo. FALSO . Ayuda financiera es el término general utilizado para explicar cualquier tipo de asistencia monetaria que ayuda a pagar la universidad y cualquier gasto relacionado con ella para ayudar a pagar la universidad, por ejemplo, una computadora para completar tareas, libros u otros útiles escolares. La Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal para Estudiantes (FAFSA, por sus siglas en inglés) es una solicitud del gobierno la cual ayuda a determinar la ayuda federal. 2. Solo necesito solicitar FAFSA una vez en mi carrera universitaria. FALSO. Durante su carrera universitari...

Financial Aid Office Salt Lake Community College is Utah's most affordable institution of higher education. Even then, figuring out how to pay for college can be intimidating for some SLCC students. There are multiple ways you can make your education more affordable while pursuing your dreams. Here are the top five myths when it comes to financial aid. 1. Financial Aid and FAFSA is the same things. False. Financial aid is the broad term utilized to explain any form of monetary assistance that helps pay for college and any expenses related to it to help afford attending college, for example, a computer to complete assignments, books or other school supplies. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA , is a government application to help determine federal aid eligibility. 2. I only need to apply for FAFSA once in my college career. False. During your college career, you need to apply for FAFSA every year. Though the application is extensive and complex, the ...

Dental Hygiene students who posted tobacco signage at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus On a frigid Saturday morning, Dental Hygiene students posted tobacco signage all over Jordan, South City and Taylorsville Redwood campuses to ensure that Salt Lake Community College is in regulation of the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (UICAA). “Some doors had signs, but they were not the correct ones. They did not include all the information, such as e-cigs, hookah and other information,” says Erin Allred, a second-year Dental Hygiene student. Surveying SLCC Campuses on Tobacco Signage Dental Hygiene students walking in front of the Constructions Trade Building It all started in the summer of 2022 when three dental hygiene students, Masina Brady, Erin Allred and Shaquel Sperry, signed up for a project. They partnered with the Salt Lake County Health Department and audited three of Salt Lake Community College campuses on their tobacco signage and found out that many of the signs were not up to date and ma...

Carlos Moreno with Rep. Jordan Teuscher at committee hearing on Jan. 25 Former Salt Lake Community College student, SLCCSA president and Venezuelan asylum seeker, Carlos Moreno recently testified in front of the Utah Legislative Education Committee in favor of a bill that would grant asylum seekers like him the ability to pay in-state tuition at Utah’s institutions of higher education. “I came to the United States as an international student. During that time, the Venezuelan regime charged me with treason and conspiracy, and I had to apply for political asylum here,” said Carlos. When that happened, his bank account and all his assets back home were frozen. He had no money to pay for school, let alone living expenses. “During that time, you are from nowhere. You are in legal limbo. You are here, but at the same time you are not here.” The bill, HB102, recently passed in the house legislature, requires that Utah public colleges and universities, such as Salt Lake Community College, to...