GEOG 2100- CARTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES FINAL PROJECT Ashley
Riggleman December 2014
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SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Mission Statement Salt Lake
Community College is a public, open-access, comprehensive community
college committed to serving the broader community. Its mission is
to provide quality higher education and lifelong learning to people
of diverse cultures, abilities, and ages, and to serve the needs of
community and government agencies, business, industry and other
employers. The College fulfills its mission by: offering associate
degrees, certificate programs, career and technical education,
developmental education, transfer education, and workforce training
to prepare individuals for career opportunities and an enriched
lifetime of learning and growing; offering programs and student
support services that provide students opportunities to acquire
knowledge and critical thinking skills, develop self-confidence,
experience personal growth, and value cultural enrichment;
maintaining an environment committed to teaching and learning,
collegiality, and the respectful and vigorous dialogue that
nourishes active participation and service in a healthy democracy.
Strategic Priorities Enhance quality higher education Improve
student access and success Advance a culture of evidence and
accountability Strengthen institutional support Advance
partnerships/relationships with the community and business
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION Salt Lake County is growing at a very
fast rate The number of households in Salt Lake County are expected
to increase by 169, 440 by 2020 (7) Salt Lake City is one of the
largest refugee relocation centers in the country (1) Salt Lake
City is the fifth fastest growing city in the country (2) The bulk
of SLCCs traditional and GER courses are offered at the
Taylorsville Redwood Campus and the South City Campus. Salt Lake
Community College student profile is changing. Below is a breakdown
of demographic changes over the last 4 years (4) Black Students
have increased by.23% Hispanic Students have increased by 4.93%
Mixed Race students have increased by 1.05% White (non Hispanic)
students have decreased by 8.69% Student enrollment in total is
down 5%
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THE PROBLEM Although the college is committed to providing
educational opportunities to the people of color in Salt Lake
County, access can be an issue. We have to ask, are we serving
students we intend to? Are we making access to education as easy as
possible? The need to address these question becomes more
significant as we look forward to the future. Salt Lake City is one
of the largest metropolitan areas in the country that accepts and
relocates refugees (1). Forbes has also ranked Salt Lake City as
the fifth fastest growing city in the country (2). As the
population expands, the need to accommodate the growing student
body becomes a necessity if the college intends to be in harmony
with its vision and mission. As the state and administration look
to relocate and open new campuses, factors contributing to access
need to be at the forefront of the decision making process.
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CONSIDERATIONS When considering new campus locations and how
they relate to student access, especially as it pertains to
students of color, there are several items that need to be
considered and the interaction of those items on each other. Campus
Locations Locations of the populations in question Future locations
of the populations in question Access to public transportation
Walkability
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SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOCATIONS Salt Lake Community
College currently has several locations through out Salt Lake
County. Below are their names arranged from North to South. 1.
Westpointe Center 2. Aviation Education Center 3. Library Square 4.
Meadowbrook Campus 5. Taylorsville Redwood Campus 6. Jordan Campus
7. Miller Campus
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UTA BUS ROUTES In this map, UTA bus routes have been overlaid
onto the SLCC Locations map. Here we can see how SLCCs locations
align with public transportation routes. We can also see which
parts of the valley are cut off from public transportation options.
From the map we can see that large areas of West Valley City,
Taylorsville, and West Jordan do not have east access to bus
routes.
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STUDENT DIVERSITY The map to the left shows the distribution of
diversity in the valley based on school records obtained from the
Utah State Office of Education. As you can see, there are more
diverse populations in the north and west sides of the county.
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SLCC PROXIMITY TO DIVERSITY In this map, we have added the SLCC
campus locations to the student diversity information. If you will
recall, the bulk of SLCC general curriculum is offered at the
Taylorsville Redwood Campus (located in the middle west part of the
map) and the South City Campus (located fourth down from the top).
This knowledge aids in the interpretation of access.
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ACCESS In this map, all the previous elements are incorporated
to create a more complete picture. We can now see how public
transit lines intersect diverse populations and SLCC campuses. We
can also see holes in service. This kind of information ought to be
used as SLCC moves forward with plans to open new and relocate
existing campuses.
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LIMITATIONS There are a few limitations of the data contained
within this report. I have listed them below. UTA bus routes are
listed, but the times that the buses run is not included. Just
because a bus route crosses a certain area, does not mean that the
times that the buses are there coincide with when classes are
offered. For example, the bus line that runs closest to the Miller
Campus has its last pick up at 6:00 pm. This will not work for
classes offered in the evening. Student diversity bubbles are based
on school enrollments and are placed on the map based on the school
location. Bus lines may appear close to the bubble, but can still
be quite far from where people are actually living. This map does
not take into account TRAX or walkability, two items that ought to
be included in any discussion regarding access.
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SOURCES Source data and information to complete this project
was obtained from the following: 1.1. The Brookings Institute
(http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/speeches/2007/4/21demographics%20singer/20070421)http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/speeches/2007/4/21demographics%20singer/20070421
2.Forbes Magazine online
(http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45mhlf/5-salt-lake-city-ut/)http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mhj45mhlf/5-salt-lake-city-ut/
3.Utah State Office of Education 4.Salt Lake Community College Fact
Book 5.Utah AGRC
(http://gis.utah.gov/data/)http://gis.utah.gov/data/ 6.Utah Transit
Authority 7.Salt Lake County
(http://slco.org/econdev/demographics/EcDemSummary.html)http://slco.org/econdev/demographics/EcDemSummary.html