Sept. 2023 | Vol. 33 Iss. 09
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NEW COLLABORATIVE COLLEGE CAMPUS IN HERRIMAN IS TURNING HEADS By Jet Burnham | j.burnham@mycityjournals.com
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igh School senior Ellie Davis was considering taking a gap year after she graduates next spring. Then she attended the open house of the Juniper Building at the combined campus of SLCC and the University of Utah located in Herriman, and is now considering going straight into Salt Lake Community College. “I asked her ‘Do you maybe want to come here?’ and she said, ‘Yeah, this kind of actually changes my mind,’” Ellie’s mother Bobbi Davis said, who works at the U of U. Ellie said she was impressed with the modern facility and the fact that the classes offered by SLCC seamlessly transfer to the U of U programs at the same campus. Staff for admissions, financial aid, academic and career advisors from both SLCC and U of U are housed at the one-building campus, which will continue to grow. John Blodgett, academic adviser at Mountain Ridge High School, which is located just one mile away from the Juniper Building, is excited to learn more about the unique campus, which has benefits for low income and new-to-thecountry community members who have barriers to accessing higher education. “If it’s closer, there’s a barrier removed; if it’s affordable, there’s a barrier removed,” he said. There are six high schools within six miles of the new college campus. Herriman is the fastest growing area in Jordan School District. “Education is a priority in Herriman,” Herriman Mayor Lorin Palmer said. “We love the idea that students can
Representatives from the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College celebrate the opening of Juniper Building, their collaboration
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