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Salt Lake Community College highlights workforce training, near‑recovery in enrollment
Summary
Salt Lake Community College told the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee it is nearly back to pre‑pandemic enrollment, is emphasizing technical programs and concurrent enrollment, and is seeking targeted funds for equipment and program support.
Salt Lake Community College told the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the Utah State Legislature’s higher education budget hearings that it serves about 27,000 students and is nearly back to pre‑pandemic enrollment levels.
The college emphasized its dual mission—career and technical education alongside associate and transfer programs—and its role as a low‑cost, workforce‑focused access point to higher education in Salt Lake County.
President Peterson, president of Salt Lake Community College, said the college’s students are “very cost conscious” and that about 90% of their students graduate without debt. Joseph, the presentation staff member for the committee, noted the college’s funding mix is roughly 45–50% state support and…
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