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title: Salt Lake Community College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Salt Lake City, UT
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Public · Associate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $47,867 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $26,430 – $71,663 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $4,408 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $3,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 29% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $14,417 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 64% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.09× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $19,867 | derived |

**29% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $4,408 (≈ 9% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,789 to $54,054 across 15 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $54,054 | $9,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $44,561 | $10,083 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $42,280 | $8,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $40,860 | $8,041 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $40,097 | $6,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $38,413 | $8,238 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $38,282 | $9,553 |
| Legal Support Services. | Associate's Degree | $37,154 | $10,250 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $36,640 | $7,819 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Associate's Degree | $34,973 | $9,053 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $31,724 | $6,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Associate's Degree | $28,496 | $6,985 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Associate's Degree | $27,755 | $10,088 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,185 | $5,375 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Associate's Degree | $19,789 | $11,049 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Salt Lake Community College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230746

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