Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City is the biggest city in the state of Utah, serves as the state capital and is found in the County of Salt Lake. It is situated in the middle of Utah and the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of more than one million people as of 2008. Students considering one of the universities and colleges in Salt Lake City may be interested to know that the climate is semi-arid with four seasons. Autumn and spring are relatively short compared to the dry and hot summers and the snowy and cold winters.

Graduates of Salt Lake City colleges and universities may note that the key industries in this city are government, business services, utilities, transportation, computer services, educational services, health care services, trade, construction, manufacturing, and professional services. Tourism also plays a significant role in the economy of Salt Lake City.

Residents of this city and students enrolled in universities and colleges in Salt Lake City have a wide range of opportunities for recreation. There are a number of museums, such as the Church History Museum, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, and the Fort Douglas Military Museum. There are also several movie theaters, art galleries, and performing arts centers. Music in Salt Lake City is mostly punk, rock and roll, emo, and blues. Summer activities in the city include rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, camping, fishing and boating. Winter activities include snowboarding and skiing.

There are approximately 20 Salt Lake City colleges and universities and there are around 70,000 students enrolled. Some of the programs of study in these higher education institutions include family studies, accounting, finance, mass communication, psychology, nursing, economics, business management, instructional media design, mathematics teaching, science teaching, massage therapy, cosmetology, criminal justice, nursing, assistant, sales and marketing, computer science, and entrepreneurship.