History of Academic & Career Advising at SLCC

Career Advising

​Career Library

Salt Lake Community College's Career Library is your resource for information on careers and majors. Visit, Browse and utilize our extensive collection of career planning resources.  The Career Library is located at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus, Student Center Building, in Room 242.

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Career Assessments ​

Career Assessments are tools to assist you with your career exploration. They give you the framework for discovery and a wealth of information for future decisions.
There are several career assessments available with extensive research behind them, after taking an assessment you will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with a career advisor to help you understand your results.

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LE 1200 Course

This class is designed to assist students in choosing a major that builds upon strengths, interests and values.

 

​Majors to Careers Fair​​​​

Visit with faculty and ask about options among the technical and transfer programs available at SLCC.

Multi-cultural Advising



Multicultural Advising and Spanish-speaking Advisors are available at the Redwood and South City Campuses.

 

​Multicultural Advisors are equipped to answer inquiries regarding academics, financial aid, leadership opportunities and how to get the absolute most of your education with Salt Community College.
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Multicultural Advisors include the following emphases:



• African/African American
• Asian
• Latino/Latina
• Native American
• Pacific Islander

 

 

Additional Services

 

Have a Quick Question? Visit Student Express!



• Located on the second floor of the Student Center at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus, Student Express provides information regarding admissions, interpretation of the Accuplacer, ACT or SAT scores, selection of classes, registration, financial aid and other basic student questions.
• Staff is available to assist students in the Student Express Computer Lab with College online services (setting up MyPage accounts, class searches, registration, degree evaluation, etc.).
• Similar services are available at Jordan and South City Locations. If you can't visit SLCC in person, you may call, email, or chat online.

Academic Advising History


Academic Advising has been a part of the College since it first opened its doors in 1948.  At that time, Counseling Services was the area of the College which performed functions akin to that of Academic Advising in present day. Counseling Services in the early years of the College was much like a high school guidance counseling office.  Early general catalogs for the College show that the services offered in 1948 consisted of assisting “students in the selection of occupational objectives and in the solution of personal problems that may have bearing upon their school work.”  Beginning as a small office with few employees to serve students, this function of the College has grown greatly over the years in size and services.


By the early 1960s Counseling Services was placed under the direction of the Dean of Students.  Though the scope of Counseling Services was beginning to expand, its core functions remained helping students selecting appropriate courses and assisting students with personal problems that could interfere with their school work. By 1964, Counseling Services also administered aptitude tests as well as interest and personality tests, in addition to their other services.  In 1970 the focus of Counseling Services again shifted as new services were added. This newly envisioned Counseling Services consisted of guidance counselors assisted with admission, class selection, emotional problems, job placement, scholarships, and financial problems.


Services changed again in 1984 when the College changed the name from “Counseling Services” to “Academic Advising.”  Faculty, administrators, and academic advisors continued to advise students in course planning.  Financial services, assessments, and job placement were moved to other offices.  Emotional problems were no longer a part of the services of this area either, as the focus was deftly shifted to focusing on academic issues.  In 1985 students were instructed to attend a new student orientation, later titled “First Step,” presented by the Academic Advising Department.  Faculty members continued to advise students within their majors.  The department also began to offer advising for students performing below College Standards, or “Scholastic Standards Advising.”


By 1990, Academic Advising provided advisors specialized to specific majors as well as career counseling.  This also introduced the Career Information Center.  In 1993 Academic Advising services were expanded with the addition of advisors at two campus locations in addition to the Taylorsville-Redwood campus. 1994 began the start of services for transfer students.  A full time advisor assisted students planning to transfer to four year institutions. By 1998 services in the career information center began to expand.  Academic advisors were then available at four campuses; Redwood, South, Sandy, and Millcreek.



Today services have continued to expand.  This department is keeping up with the times, technology, and the needs of SLCC students.  Some of their current services can be found at the top of this page or at their homepage:

http://www.slcc.edu/academicadvising/index.aspx