Fact Book
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake Technical College (SLTC)
Mission
The Salt Lake Technical College, within Salt Lake Community College, provides quality career and technical education in a flexible, competency-based format to meet the needs of students desiring low-cost training in high demand, high wage, and high skill job fields. Programs are responsive to business and industry requirements resulting in appropriate license, certification, or evidence of completion, articulating, where appropriate, with career and technical education degrees within the College.
Operating Characteristics
| Open-entry / Open-exit | Students enter when they are ready and exit when they are finished for most programs, while some have fixed start and end dates in a traditional cohort model |
| Competency-based | Students progress as they demonstrate skills and knowledge |
| Cost | Tuition and fees based on $98 per credit hour (2023-2024 academic year) |
| Secondary Students | High school students enroll tuition free and may earn high school credit |
| Flexible Start Date | Most programs available year-round – not tied to traditional semesters or school year (2023-2024 academic year) |
| Flexible Scheduling | Flexible, individualized scheduling or students may enter a cohort where available |
| Program Options | Students select from more than 21 certificate options |
| Locations | Seven sites in the Salt Lake Valley, some programs offered at more than one location |
| Partnerships with Industry | Every program has a Program Advisory Committee to assist and support |
| Qualified Faculty | Faculty are hired for their technical skills and their ability to work with students |
| Sponsored | Sponsorships and scholarships are available – most programs are VA eligible and many are PELL eligible |
| Basic Skills Available | ESL and College Academic Readiness (Reading and Math for Academic Purposes) |
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