Salt lake community college

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any slcc (salt lake community college) students on here? need some advice for a 10th grade student wanting to do an early application but not sure if they’ll end up accepting me after high school. it’s like anxiety… need some advice on when i should send my application and when i should decide to move to salt lake city for college

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First, I know nothing about Salt Lake Community College, but it is unclear what you are asking. Most community colleges are open admission which means anyone can go. I’m not sure why you would be unsure if they would accept you. But more importantly, are you planning to leave high school early, move away from your home and go to community college? This would not be a good idea. Can you clarify what you are asking? Why would you be applying early to college?

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I don’t attend SLCC, but my SILhas been taking classes at SLCC for the last 2.5 years.

  1. Are you a resident of Salt Lake County in Utah? If not, you will be paying out of district tuition & fees which are 3-4x higher than what a county resident pays. I’m not sure that 10th graders are eligible for any financial aid so the student & parent(s) will be responsible for paying all costs of attendance.

  2. Is the student doing a dual enrollment program with their high school? If so, the student needs to coordinate their application & enrollment with their high school counselor. High schoolers and recent high school grads will need to send their HS transcript as part of the application process.

  3. Do you have a place to live in SLC? SLCC does not provide any housing for students. Students must be able to provide their own housing. SLC is an expensive place to live with high rental prices and limited availability of rooms and apartments. SIL is now attending UU"s PT school and his classmates who were accepted to PT school from OOS are all had great difficulty finding affordable housing anywhere in or near SLC. If you are moving to SLC to attend classes at SLCC, do you have anyone who you can live with? Any family members or relatives? A 10th grader cannot legally sign a rental contract so you will need and adult to sign the contract and live with you.

  4. What programs is the student interested in? There are 7 SLCC campuses. Not all programs are offered at all campuses. While SLC has decent public transit, getting from campus to another via public transit may be difficult to impossible.

SLCC does rolling online admission. You don’t send an application to them, you fill out an application online. Admission decisions take about 4-6 weeks. Once admitted, a student is required to take placement exams for math and writing skills before they are allowed to enroll in classes–so add another 2-3 weeks to the timeline.

SLCC runs on a trimester system, but some classes are offered as 4 week or 8 week blocks.

Here’s the list of registration dates for various term for the 2022-23 academic year. If you want to begin classes in the fall term 2022, you should plan on applying in the next few weeks.

SLCC also offers online classes–so for someone who is underage and doesn’t already live in SLC, taking online classes may be a better way to get started at SLCC.

SLCC’s online application form is here: Enroll Today! | SLCC

This link will take you to more information about the enrollment process: Future Student | SLCC

You can contact the SLCC to ask any specific question you have about enrollment, financial aid and other questions Here: Future Student | SLCC

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SLCC is a good local resource for those seeking a local community college experience. They’ll admit virtually anyone who has a high school diploma or a GED. One is eligible for in-state tuition after six months of residency (proven by state ID, voter registration, plus anything proving you live in SLC, such as a utility bill).

SLCC has a number of certificate programs, 2 year associate degrees, and various transfer agreements, at least with the U of Utah. In addition, there is something called a gen ed “passport”, by which essentially all the colleges in Utah agree to accept each other’s gen ed classes. A student who has completed all their gen eds at SLCC can be exempted from most gen eds at any of the other schools. Plus, they have 2 yr specific transfer agreements that allow one to transfer into various majors as a junior. Despite all this, there is really no reason for anyone to move to Salt Lake City specifically to attend SLCC. The community colleges in your own state, or in any state where you can live with a relative, are probably of equivalent utility to you.