Salt Lake Community College Prison Education Program

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SLCC’s program at Utah State Prison has its first graduating class Salt Lake Community College's Prison Education Program recently awarded 16 associate degrees and seven certificates of completion to people incarcerated in the Utah State Correctional Facility – the program's first class of graduates.

At our first graduation ceremony, our program had 16 students receive their associates degree, and 7 more that earned certificates of completion.

SLCC’s program at Utah State Prison has its first graduating class Salt Lake Community College's Prison Education Program recently awarded 16 associate degrees and seven certificates of completion to people incarcerated in the Utah State Correctional Facility – the program's first class of graduates.

The last time we shared a news article about our program, we were working towards our very first graduation. Well, we recently had our second graduation and our program continues to grow!

The Prison Education Program at Salt Lake Community College has grown, and we are so excited to share the progress we've made!

Article in the Tribune regarding SLCC's new laptops in the prison. They will be distributed to our students for their use tomorrow morning. Article was written by a current SLCC student.

https://www.sltrib.com/amplify-utah/2021/07/06/laptops-are-coming/?fbclid=IwAR1fvPnlOeZGQ4gC13XR28186oBda8-mP63pz8xFlb7YE81eOL7R6uuLBv8

Laptops are coming to students in SLCC prison education program This story is jointly published by nonprofits Amplify Utah and The Salt Lake Tribune, in collaboration with Salt Lake Community College, to elevate diverse perspectives in local media through...

Today we opened up the first secure laptops we'll be able to distribute to each our students. They will now be able to access educational content and type up research projects. This new access to modern technology will prove life-changing in our efforts to provide transformative education. We feel so grateful to all those who have helped make this incredible dream a reality.

Meet the scientists building a prison-to-STEM pipeline New programs aim to help formerly incarcerated people enter careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

This semester, we had the opportunity to celebrate some of our first graduates with college degrees. Since the graduation ceremony has been postponed, Davis Tech offered to host a special culinary arts luncheon for the ladies honoring their extraordinary accomplishment. So grateful for all who help our students, and for the way our students help inspire all of us.

SLCC was one of 67 colleges and universities around the country to have been granted this opportunity to extend Pell Grants to students in the prison system.

Inmates can use Second Chance Pell Grants to attend SLCC Salt Lake Community College has been designated a Second Chance Pell institution, which means incarcerated students can use federal Pell Grants to attend the institution.

News show focused on reintegration in Utah. Gina C. Alfred, co-chair of the Utah Reintegration Committee, and David Bokovoy, director of the Prison Education Program at Salt Lake Community College, discuss the issues and initiatives surrounding the prison education program. Nick Burns hosts.

Community Roundtable - Prison Education and Reintegration program at SLCC Community Roundtable host, Nick Burns welcomes Gina C. Alfred, Co-Chair of the Utah Reintegration Committee and David Bokovoy, Director of the Prison Educati...

Formerly incarcerated men create program to keep youth out of prison Jerome Morgan, Robert Jones and Daniel Rideau, founders of the Free-Dem Foundation, spoke at Annenberg on Thursday at an event titled