Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, Utah · Website
$47,867
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$47,867
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Salt Lake Community College is a public 2-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah with 18,136 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $9,804 a year (tuition and fees $4,426 in-state, $14,244 out-of-state). 29% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $47,867 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,003 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$9,804
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,426
Out-of-state $14,244
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
29%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,003
About $85 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$47,867
Rank 1,669 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $9,804
- Tuition in-state
- $4,426
- Tuition out-of-state
- $14,244
- Cost of attendance
- $14,417
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.0%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,476
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,048
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,559
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,589
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,928
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,569 in 2015-16 to $4,426 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 18,136
- Part-time students
- 67%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 29%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 118
- Endowment
- $12.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,669 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 48 in Utah (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | UT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $9,804 | $18,659 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,426 | $8,658 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 86% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 29% | 72% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 86% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,003 | $10,548 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,501 | $34,587 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $47,867 | $36,048 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 67% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
118 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 1,176 | $5,375 | Withheld | $52,726 | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 955 | $6,750 | $35,804 | $49,687 | $44,125 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 375 | $8,783 | $57,428 | $75,197 | $50,984 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 242 | $9,053 | $43,359 | $62,945 | $49,927 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 239 | $9,000 | $64,223 | $80,526 | $80,813 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 151 | $6,985 | $32,619 | $38,455 | $39,288 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 138 | $8,041 | $55,961 | $74,200 | $54,246 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 133 | $8,500 | $40,593 | $57,824 | $51,180 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 124 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 104 | $8,238 | $44,042 | $57,197 | $46,706 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 67 | $10,088 | $34,227 | $40,740 | $38,127 |
| Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | $8,000 | $23,932 | $50,857 | $36,221 |
| Social WorkAssociate's | Associate's | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,206 | $39,409 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 63 | $7,819 | $34,862 | $40,799 | $42,269 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 53 | $6,500 | $51,047 | $72,357 | $58,424 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,134 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,408 | $43,243 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | $10,083 | $54,072 | $74,178 | $65,389 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 44 | Withheld | $31,172 | $36,824 | $35,660 |
| Graphic CommunicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,130 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 39 | $11,049 | Withheld | $45,017 | $37,656 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| SociologyOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | $5,750 | Withheld | $46,471 | $44,144 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Salt Lake Community College cost?
$9,804 a year is the average net price at Salt Lake Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,426 for in-state students and $14,244 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,417. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,476 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Salt Lake Community College?
Salt Lake Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Salt Lake Community College graduates earn?
$47,867 a year is the median pay of former Salt Lake Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,501 after 6 years). That ranks 1,669 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 48 in Utah. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,223.
How much student debt do Salt Lake Community College graduates have?
$8,003 is the median federal student loan debt of Salt Lake Community College graduates, about $85 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.0% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Salt Lake Community College?
29% of first-time, full-time students at Salt Lake Community College finish within 3 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Salt Lake Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,176 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (955 associate's graduates), Computer and Information Sciences, General (375 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 118 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.