| Show m national recognition n jj for degrees awarded Zachary Whitney Campus Editor Edior Salt Lake Community College recently received national recognition for the number of associate degrees awarded in 2006 The college was given a place fifth-place national ranking in a report by Community College Week The monthly bi-monthly magazine released its annual analysis report on June 18 was ranked fifth among year two-year institutions and seventh place overall which includes year four institutions Data for the ranking is taken from the previous years year's graduation statistics reported to the US Department of Education awarded 2829 Associate Degrees in 2006 This ranking puts us in the very upper end of the premier community colleges in the country said Director of Public Relations Joy He said that the national ranking shows showS' that is performing at a high level and is making exceptional headway in the way of retaining students A place fifth-place ranking is a jump from the seventh-place seventh ranking among year two-year institutions th the college received in the 2006 report and serves to show the community and students what a remarkable school is according to was outranked o othe on the top producers report only by schools in Florida and New York Valencia Community College in Orlando Fla received the top year two-year college ranking said he hopes students student will be impressed by the high ranking as well He said that it will show students that the college is performing at a higher level comparable than other two two- and ang year four-year institutions The ranking shows there a lot lotof lotof of students starting and finishing school said Student Aaron Englebright Something is keeping the students here He said that he speculates the reason reason students are finishing their degrees degree at has to do with the faculty and many resources available t to students Prospective student Sarah Morgan agreed She said that the Degrees Continued on fifth in Deg Degrees eeS Continued from Al A I 1 ranking is impressive and that students should be proud of itI itI it I think the ranking is isa isa isa a great sign that instills my confidences in the educators and staff of said Morgan It says that Im I'm going to toa toa toa a good school with a variety of choices choi choices T h ces d' d in in dear degrees degrees' 0 eS' eS said current current student Viviane P S m 1 vI r It It makes me feel proud to say that I am a student of said student Wes Davis It shows that you can accomplish anything if you put your mind to it is a great school with many great programs It doesn't surprise me that we ranked that high said that the college will likely continue its impressive performance among among the Top Producers li lis list L becauSe the record graduating class from the past academic year The annual report also ranks schools by other criteria One of these being number of degrees awarded to certain minority groups ranked 61 for degrees awarded to American Indian students and for degrees awarded to American Asian students In i contrast contrast- the college vas was ranked 3 for degrees awarded to to minority Non students awarded 84 percent of its associate degrees in 2006 to white students Schools are also ranked in certain degree categories Notably ranked 15 in the number of nursing degrees awarded to students with associate degrees rewarded in 2006 This is a 2 percent increase from 2005 For an institution that has a goal of being eing einga a premier community college were we're well on our way said President Cynthia Bioteau has often said that it is her goal to make one of the most premier comprehensive community colleges in the nation With an increase in degrees awarded such as the one report reported d in Community College Week that goal may not be far off |
