Utah

State of Utah

ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named for the Ute Indians.

NICKNAME: The Beehive State.

CAPITAL: Salt Lake City.

ENTERED UNION: 4 January 1896 (45th).

SONG: "Utah, We Love Thee;" "Utah, This is the Place."

MOTTO: Industry.

COAT OF ARMS: In the center, a shield flanked by American flags shows a beehive with the state motto and six arrows above, sego lilies on either side, and the numerals "1847" (the year the Mormons settled in Utah) below. Perched atop the shield is an American eagle.

FLAG: Inside a thin gold circle, the coat of arms and the year of statehood are centered on a blue field, fringed with gold.

OFFICIAL SEAL: The coat of arms with the words "The Great Seal of the State of Utah 1896" surrounding it.

BIRD: California sea gull.

FISH: Bonneville cutthroat trout.

FLOWER: Sego lily.

TREE: Blue spruce.

GEM: Topaz.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Washington and Lincoln Day, 3rd Monday in February; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Pioneer Day, 24 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Veterans' Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December.

TIME: 5 AM MST = noon GMT.

LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT

Located in the Rocky Mountain region of the western United States, Utah ranks 11th in size among the 50 states.

The area of Utah totals 84,899 sq mi (219,899 sq km), of which land comprises 82,073 sq mi (212,569 sq km) and inland water 2,826 sq mi (7,320 sq km). Utah extends 275 mi (443 km) e-w and 345 mi (555 km) n-s.

Utah is bordered on the n by Idaho; on the ne by Wyoming; on the e by Colorado; and on the s by Arizona (with the two borders joined at Four Corners); and on the w by Nevada. The total boundary length of Utah is 1,226 mi (1,973 km). The state's geographic center is in Sanpete County, 3 mi (5 km) n of Manti.

TOPOGRAPHY

The eastern and southern two-thirds of Utah belong to the Colorado Plateau, a region characterized by deep river canyons; erosion has carved much of the plateau into buttes and mesas. The Rocky Mountains are represented by the Bear River, Wasatch, and Uinta ranges in the north and northeast. These ranges, rising well above 10,000 ft (3,000 m), hold the highest point in Utah—Kings Peak in the Uintas—at an altitude of 13,528 ft (4,126 m). The mean elevation of the state is approximately 6,100 ft (1,861 m).

The arid, sparsely populated Great Basin dominates the western third of the state. Drainage in this region does not reach the sea, and streams often disappear in the dry season. To the north are the Great Salt Lake, a body of hypersaline water, and the Great Salt Lake Desert (containing the Bonneville Salt Flats), both remnants of a vast prehistoric lake that covered the region during the last Ice Age. The lowest point in Utah—2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level—occurs at Beaverdam Creek in Washington County, in the southwest corner of the state.

The western edge of the Wasatch Range, or Wasatch Front, holds most of Utah's major cities. It also attracts the greatest rainfall and snowfall, particularly in the north. Two regions rich in fossil fuels are the Kaiparowits Plateau, in southern Utah, and the Overthrust Belt, a geologic structural zone underlying the north-central part of the state.

The largest lake is the Great Salt Lake, which at the end of 1984 covered 2,250 sq mi (5,827 sq km) and was 34% larger than in 1976. In 1984, as a result of increased precipitation, the lake rose to 4,209.25 ft (1,283 m) above sea level, its highest level since 1877; the lake has been rising steadily since 1963, causing severe flooding, and its waters, diluted by runoff, have lost some salinity. Other major bodies of water are Utah Lake, Bear Lake (shared with Idaho), and Lake Powell, formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Other important rivers include the Green, flowing into the Colorado; the Sevier, which drains central and southern Utah; and the Bear, which flows into the Great Salt Lake.

CLIMATE

The climate of Utah is generally semiarid to arid. Temperatures are favorable along the Wasatch Front, where there are relatively mild winters. At Salt Lake City, the normal daily average temperature is 52°f (11°c), ranging from 28°f (−2°c) in January to 78°f (26°c) in July. The record high temperature, 117°f (47°c), was set at St. George on 5 July 1985; the record low temperature, −69°f (−56°c), in Peter's Sink, on 1 February 1985. The average annual precipitation varies from less than 5 in (12.7 cm) in the west to over 40 in (102 cm) in the mountains, with Salt Lake City receiving about 15.6 in (39 cm) per year. The annual snowfall for the state is about 59 in (150 cm) and remains on the higher mountains until late summer.

FLORA AND FAUNA

Botanists have recognized more than 4,000 floral species in Utah's six major life zones. Common trees and shrubs include four spe-cies of pine and three of juniper; aspen, cottonwood, maple, hawthorn, and chokecherry also flourish, along with the Utah oak, Joshua tree, and blue spruce (the state tree). Among Utah's wild-flowers are sweet William and Indian paintbrush; the sego lily is the state flower. In April 2006, 24 of Utah's plant species were classified as threatened or endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, including five species (San Rafael, Siler pincushion, Wright fishhook, Uinta Basin hookless, and Winkler) of cactus, dwarf bear-poppy, five species (Shivwitz, Deseret, Holmgren, heliotrope, and Welsh's) of milk-vetch, and autumn buttercup.

Mule deer are the most common of Utah's large mammals; other mammals include pronghorn antelope, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, lynx, grizzly and black bears, and white- and black-tailed jackrabbits. Among native bird species are the great horned owl, plain titmouse, and water ouzel; the golden eagle and great white pelican are rare species; and the sea gull (the state bird) is a spring and summer visitor from the California coast. The pygmy rattler is found in southwest Utah, and the Mormon cricket is unique to the state.

In April 2006, 16 animal species (vertebrates and invertebrates) were listed as threatened or endangered in Utah. Among them were the bald eagle, Utah prairie dog, three species (bony-tail, humpback, and Virgin River) of chub, two species of sucker, southwestern willow flycatcher, and woundfin. Many birds and fish have been killed or imperiled by the inundation of freshwater marshes with salt water from the flooding Great Salt Lake.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Divisions of the Department of Natural Resources oversee water and mineral resources, parks and recreation, state lands and forests, and wildlife. The Department of Agriculture is concerned with soil conservation and pesticide control. The Department of Environmental Quality has separate divisions dealing with air quality, drinking water systems, water quality, and regulation of water pollution, radioactive, hazardous, and solid wastes.

Air pollution is a serious problem along the Wasatch Front where 70% of the state's population resides. Automobiles are a major contributor to the high levels of ozone and carbon monoxide impacting the communities in the Salt Lake, Weber, and Utah counties. Also of considerable concern is the quality of drinking water. Other environmental issues of concern in the state are transportation safety of hazardous materials, chemical warfare agent storage and disposal, a proposed nuclear fuel storage site in the western part of the state (which, as of March 2003 had been approved despite widespread protests against it, but had not yet built), and interstate transportation of hazardous waste for disposal. In 2003, 242 million lb of toxic chemicals were released in the state.

Another environmental problem is the pollution of Great Salt Lake by industrial waste. In 1996, the lake and its surrounding wetlands were designated a Hemispheric Reserve in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. The move was taken in recognition of the area's importance to migratory waterfowl and shorebirds.

In 2003, Utah had 197 hazardous waste sites listed in the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) database, 14 of which were on the National Priorities List as of 2006, including Hill Air Force Base. As of 2003, Utah's Carbon County was home to the second-largest landfill in the United States. In 2005, the EPA spent over $33.9 million through the Superfund program for the cleanup of hazardous waste sites in the state. The same year, federal EPA grants awarded to the state included $8.2 million for the drinking water state revolving fund and $5.6 million for the clean water revolving fund. Other grants included $1.3 million for implementation of the Utah Nonpoint Source Water Pollution Control Program.

POPULATION

Utah ranked 34th in population in the United States with an estimated total of 2,469,585 in 2005, an increase of 10.6% since 2000. Between 1990 and 2000, Utah's population grew from 1,722,850 to 2,233,169, an increase of 29.6%, the fourth-highest percentage gain in the decade among the 50 states. The population is projected to reach 2.78 million by 2015 and 3.2 million by 2025. The population density in 2004 was 29.1 persons per sq mi (11.2 persons per sq km).

Because of the state's consistently high birthrate, Utahans tend to be much younger than the US population as a whole. In 2004, the median age was 28 (compared with the US average of 36.2). In the same year, about 9.7% of state residents were under 5 years of age, and about 31% were younger than 18 years of age (compared with the national average of 25%); only 8.7% of the populace was age 65 or older.

Nearly 90% of all Utahans live in cities and towns, mostly along the Wasatch Front. Salt Lake City is Utah's most populous urban center, with an estimated 2004 population of 178,605 in the city proper and an estimated 1,018,826 in its metropolitan region. Other major cities with large populations include Provo, Ogden, and Orem. The Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area had an estimated population of 477,455 in 2004 and the Provo-Orem metropolitan area had an estimated population of 412,361.

ETHNIC GROUPS

Hispanics and Latinos constitute the largest ethnic minority in Utah, with an estimated 2000 population of 201,559 or 9% of the total, up from 6.8% in 1990. That percentage had increased to 10.6% by 2004.

American Indians are the third-largest minority group in Utah, numbering an estimated 29,684 in 2000, up from 24,000 in 1990. In 2004, American Indians accounted for 1.3% of the population. Indian lands covered 2,331,000 acres (943,000 hectares) in 1982, all but 35 acres (14 hectares) of which were tribal landholdings. The Uintah and Ouray Indian reservation, in the northeast (2000 population 19,182), and the Navaho Indian reservation, in the southeast, are the largest. Far smaller are the Skull Valley and Goshute reservations, in the west.

About 37,108 Asians resided in the state as of 2000, including 8,045 Chinese, 6,186 Japanese, and 5,968 Vietnamese. Pacific Islanders numbered 15,145. In 2004, Asians accounted for 1.9% of the population, and Pacific Islanders 0.7%. Utah also had an estimated black population of 17,657 as of 2000, up from 12,000 in 1990. In 2004, blacks accounted for 0.9% of the state's population. Until 1978, blacks were denied full church membership as Mormons. In 2004, 1.3% of the population reported origin of two or more races.

Utah had 158,664 residents who were foreign born, or 7.1% of the population, up from 58,600 in 1990. Among persons report-ing at least one specific ancestry in 2000, 647,987 persons claimed English descent, 258,496 German, 163,048 Danish, 144,713 Irish, and 94,911 Swedish.

LANGUAGES

Forebears of the Ute, Goshute, and Paiute contributed to English only a few place-names, such as Utah itself, Uinta (and Uintah), Wasatch, and Tavaputs.

Utah English is primarily that merger of Northern and Midland carried west by the Mormons, whose original New York dialect later incorporated features from southern Ohio and central Illinois. Conspicuous in Mormon speech in the central valley, although less frequent now in Salt Lake City, is a reversal of vowels, so that farm and barn sound like form and born and, conversely, form and born sound like farm and barn.

In 2000, 87.5% of all state residents five years of age or older spoke only English at home; this was a decrease from 92.2% in 1990.

The following table gives selected statistics from the 2000 Census for language spoken at home by persons five years old and over. The category "Other Pacific Island languages" includes Chamorro, Hawaiian, Ilocano, Indonesian, and Samoan.

RELIGIONS

The dominant religious group in Utah, accounting for 66% of the entire state population in 2000, was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormons. The church was founded by Joseph Smith Jr., in 1830, the same year he published the Book of Mormon, the group's sacred text. The Mormon's arrival in Utah climaxed a long pilgrimage that began in New York State and led westward to Missouri, then back to Illinois (where Smith was lynched), and finally across Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming to Salt Lake City in 1847.

The Mormon Church and its leadership continue to play a central role in the state's political, economic, and cultural institutions. Among other assets in the state, the church owns Zion Cooperative Mercantile Institute (the largest department store in Salt Lake City), one of the leading newspapers, one television station, and holdings in banks, insurance companies, and real estate. The Salt Lake City Temple on Temple Square has nearly 5 million visitors each year; as of 2006, there were 10 other temples throughout the state. Brigham Young University, named for the second president of the Mormon Church, was established by the church in Provo in 1875.

In 2006, the Church of Latter-day Saints reported a statewide membership of 1,720,434 in 4,307 congregations. The next largest Christian groups include Roman Catholics, with 150,000 members in 2004 and Southern Baptists, with 13,258 members in 2000. In 2000, there were an estimated 4,500 Jews and 3,645 Muslims in the state. About 25.3% of the population did not specify a religious affiliation.

TRANSPORTATION

Utah, where the golden spike was driven in 1869 to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, had 2,067 rail mi (3,327 km) of track in 2003. The state is served by six railroads, of which two are Class I railroads: the Burlington Northern Santa Fe; and the Union Pacific. As of 2006, Amtrak provided east-west passenger service via its California Zephyr train to Salt Lake City, Provo, Helper, and Green River.

The Utah Transit Authority, created in 1970, provides bus service for Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden. In 2004, Utah had 42,710 mi (68,763 km) of public roads and streets. In that same year, there were 2.100 million registered motor vehicles in the state and 1,582,599 licensed drivers. The main east-west and north-south routes (I-80 and I-15, respectively) intersect at Salt Lake City.

In 2005, Utah had a total of 143 public and private-use aviation-related facilities. This included 99 airports and 44 heliports. By far the busiest was Salt Lake City International Airport, with 8,884,880 passengers enplaned in 2004.

HISTORY

Utah's historic Indian groups are primarily Shoshonean: the Ute in the eastern two-thirds of the state, the Goshute of the western desert, and the Southern Paiute of southwestern Utah. The Athapaskan-speaking Navaho of southeastern Utah migrated from western Canada, arriving not long before the Spaniards. The differing lifestyles of each group remained essentially unchanged until the introduction of the horse by the Spanish sometime after 1600. White settlement from 1847 led to two wars between whites and Indians—the Walker War of 1853–54 and the even more costly Black Hawk War of 1865–68—resulting finally in the removal of many Indians to reservations.

Mexicans and Spaniards are the first non-Indians known to have entered Utah, with Juan María Antonio Rivera reportedly arriving near present-day Moab as early as 1765. In July 1776, a party led by two Franciscan priests, Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalanta, entered Utah from the east, traversed the Uinta basin, crossed the Wasatch Mountains, and visited the Ute encampment at Utah Lake. Trade between Santa Fe, the capital of the Spanish province of New Mexico, and the Indians of Utah was fairly well established by the early 1800s.

Until 1848, the 1,200-mi (1,900-km) Spanish Trail, the longest segment of which lies in Utah, was the main route through the Southwest. Following this trail, mountain men competing for fur explored vast areas of the American West, including most of Utah's rivers and valleys. In the 1840s, Utah was traversed by California-bound settlers and explorers, the most notable being John C. Frémont.

When Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), was lynched at Carthage, Ill., in June 1844, Brigham Young and other Mormon leaders decided to move west. By April 1847, the pioneer company of Mormons, including three blacks, was on its way to Utah, the reports of Frémont hav-ing influenced their choice of the Great Basin as a refuge. Advance scouts entered the Salt Lake Valley on 22 July, and the rest of the company two days later. Planting and irrigation were begun immediately. Natural resources were regarded as community property, and the church organization served as the first government.

After the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848) gave the US title to much of the Southwest, the Mormons established the provisional state of Deseret. Congress refused to admit Deseret to the Union, choosing instead to create Utah Territory "with or without slavery." The territory encompassed, in addition to present-day Utah, most of Nevada and parts of Wyoming and Colorado; land cessions during the 1860s left Utah with its present boundaries.

The territorial period lasted for 46 years, marked by immigration, growth, and conflict. Reports that Utahns were in rebellion against federal authority led President James Buchanan to send an expeditionary force under Albert Sidney Johnston to Utah in 1857. On 11 September, Mormon militiamen and their Indian allies, caught up in an atmosphere of war hysteria, massacred some 120 California-bound migrants at Mountain Meadows—the darkest event in Utah history and the only major disaster of the so-called Utah War. Peace was attained in June 1858, and Alfred Cumming assumed civil authority, replacing Brigham Young as territorial governor. Cumming's appointment signaled the beginning of prolonged hostility between Mormon leaders and federal authorities.

Almost 98% of Utah's total population was Mormon until after 1870, and the Mormon way of life dominated politics, economics, and social and cultural activities. As church president, Brigham Young remained the principal figure in the territory until his death in 1877. He contracted in 1868 with the Union Pacific to lay part of the track for the transcontinental railroad in Utah, and on 10 May 1869, the Central (now Southern) Pacific and Union Pacific were joined at Promontory. During the 1870s, new rail lines connected many settlements with the capital, Salt Lake City, spurring commerce and mining. Young had discouraged mining until agriculture and manufacturing were firmly established. Not until 1863, with the rediscovery of silver-bearing ore in Bingham Canyon, did the boom in precious metals begin. Those connected with mining, mostly non-Mormons, began to exert influence in the territory's business, politics, and social life.

Several factors made the non-Mormon minority fearful of Mormon domination: communitarian economic practices, lack of free public schools, encouragement of immigration of Mormon converts, church authoritarianism, and the mingling of church and state. But the most sensational reason was the Mormon practice of polygamy. Congress passed the Anti-Bigamy Act in 1862, but it was generally not enforced. After the Edmunds Act of 1882 was upheld by the US Supreme Court, arrests for polygamy greatly increased. Finally, in 1887, the Edmunds-Tucker Act dissolved the Mormon Church as a corporate entity, thereby threatening the survival of all Mormon institutions.

In fall 1890, Mormon president Wilford Woodruff issued a manifesto renouncing the practice of polygamy. The following year, the Republican and Democratic parties were organized in Utah, effectively ending political division along religious lines. A constitutional convention was held in 1895, and statehood became a reality on 4 January 1896. The new state constitution provided for an elected governor and a bicameral legislature, and restored the franchise to women, a privilege they had enjoyed from 1870 until 1887, when the Edmunds-Tucker Act had disfranchised Utah women and polygamous men.

The early 20th century saw further growth of the mineral industry. Many of those who came to mine copper and coal were foreign immigrants. Militant union activity had begun slowly during the 1890s, until an explosion that killed 200 miners at Scofield on 1 May 1900 dramatized the plight of the miners and galvanized radical organizers in the state. It was in Utah in 1915 that a Swedish miner and songwriter named Joe Hill, associated with the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies"), was executed for the murder of a Salt Lake City grocer and his son, a case that continues to generate controversy because of the circumstantial quality of the evidence against him.

Gradually, modern cities emerged, along with power plants, interurban railroads, and highways. By 1920, nearly half the population lived along the Wasatch Front. The influx of various ethnic groups diversified the state's social and cultural life, and the proportion of Mormons in the total population declined to about 68% in 1920.

Utah businesses enjoyed the postwar prosperity of the 1920s. On the other hand, mining and agriculture were depressed throughout the 1920s and 1930s, decades marked by increased union activity, particularly in the coal and copper industries. The depression of the 1930s hit Utah especially hard. Severe droughts hurt farmers in 1931 and 1934, and high freight rates limited the expansion of manufacturing. With the coming of World War II, increased demand for food revived Utah's agriculture, and important military installations and war-related industries brought new jobs to the state.

In the years after World War II, the state's population more than doubled, while per capita income declined relative to the national average—both trends indicative of a very high birthrate. Politics generally reflect prevailing Mormon attitudes and tend to be conservative. The state successfully opposed plans for storing nerve gas bombs in Utah and for the location in the western desert of an MX missile racetrack system. In 1967 work began on the Central Utah Project, a dam and irrigation program still under way in the early 2000s and intended to assure an adequate water supply for the state through the year 2020.

Utah had one of the nation's fastest growing economies in the 1990s and one of its lowest rates of unemployment. The state's leading industry was the manufacture of transport equipment, including aircraft parts and parts for missiles and rockets. At the beginning of the 21st century, Utahns were divided over the issue of protecting the state's natural areas from residential and commercial development.

Salt Lake City was the site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The selection of Salt Lake City as the site for the games was controversial and mired in a scandal that broke in 1998, as bid leaders for Salt Lake City's selection were charged with bribing International Olympic Committee officials in exchange for their support of Salt Lake City's bid. Ten International Olympic Committee members either resigned or were expelled as a result of the scandal. The 2002 Winter Olympics generated $56 million in profits.

Governor Michael O. Leavitt became the second Utah governor to be elected to a third term in 2000. He was responsible for cutting income and property taxes, and pledged to balance Utah's budget without raising taxes. Leavitt maintained economic prosperity would be achieved through reforming Utah's education system, including adopting a competency standard for high school graduation. In August 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Leavitt to become administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; he took office that October. Bush then chose Leavitt in December 2004 to become Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; he was inaugurated in January 2005.

Wildfires and serious drought conditions plagued Utah in the early 2000s. By 2005, however, the Utah Center for Climate and Weather had declared Utah's six-year drought to be over.

STATE GOVERNMENT

The state legislature, as established in the constitution of 1896, consists of a 29-member Senate and a 75-seat House of Representatives; senators serve for four years, representatives for two. Annual sessions begin in January and are limited to 45 calendar days. Legislators must be at least 25 years old, US citizens, state residents for at least three years, district residents for at least six months, and qualified voters in their districts. In 2004 legislators received a per diem salary of $120 during regular sessions.

The chief executive officers, all elected for four-year terms, include the governor, lieutenant governor (who also serves as secretary of state), attorney general, treasurer, and auditor. The governor must be at least 30 years old, a qualified voter, and must have been a state resident and citizen for at least five years. The governor and lieutenant governor are jointly. As of December 2004, the governor's salary was $101,600.

A bill passed by the legislature becomes law if signed by the governor, if left unsigned by the governor for 60 days after it has adjourned, or if passed over the governor's veto by two-thirds of the elected members of each house.

Amending the constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the legislature and ratification by majority vote at the next general election. The Utah Constitutional Revision Commission has been a permanent commission since 1977, recommending and drafting proposed constitutional changes. In 2002 voters approved the Commission's recommended constitution changes regarding taxation and state revenue. In 1994 Utah's voters approved constitutional amendment dealings with the rights of crime victims. The state's constitution had been amended 106 times by January 2005.

Voters must be US citizens, at least 18 years old, and have been residents of the state 30 days prior to election day. Restrictions apply to those convicted of certain crimes and to those judged by the court as mentally incompetent to vote.

POLITICAL PARTIES

The Republican and Democratic parties are the state's leading political groups. Though there is no party registration in the state, Utah's voting record shows its voters to be heavily Republican. In the elections of 2000, Orrin Hatch was reelected to a fifth term in the US Senate. Utah's other US senator, Republican Robert F. Bennett, was last reelected in 2004. In the 2004 elections, voters sent two Republicans and one Democrat to Washington as their delegation in the US House. At the state level, Republicans continued to dominate the Assembly, with 56 members to the Democrats' 19; while the state Senate had 21 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Republican governor Michael O. Leavitt was first elected in 1992

and secured a third term in the 2000 election. In November 2003, he resigned to become the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Lt. Gov. Olene Walker became governor. Jon Huntsman, Jr. was elected governor in 2004.

In November 2000, true to form, Utahns cast 67% of their presidential votes for Republican George W. Bush; 26% for Democrat Al Gore; and 5% for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. In 2004, incumbent President Bush won even greater support, at 71% of the vote to Democratic challenger John Kerry's 26.4%. In 2004 there were 1,278,000 registered voters; there is no party registration in the state. The state had five electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Utah has 29 counties, governed by elected commissioners. Other elected county officials include clerk-auditor, sheriff, assessor, recorder, treasurer, county attorney, and surveyor. Counties are the most powerful form of local government, having administrative, judicial, and financial authority. They also are responsible for law enforcement, education, and welfare.

There were 236 municipal governments in 2005. Larger cities were run by an elected mayor and two commissioners while smaller communities were governed by mayor and city council. Nevertheless, the state's largest municipality, Salt Lake City, adopted the mayor-council system. Additionally, the state had 40 public school districts and 300 special districts in 2005.

In 2005, local government accounted for about 78,549 full-time (or equivalent) employment positions.

STATE SERVICES

To address the continuing threat of terrorism and to work with the federal Department of Homeland Security, homeland security in Utah operates under state statute; the public safety director is designated as the state homeland security advisor.

The Office of Education is responsible for public instruction, and the Utah State Board of Regents oversees the state college and university system. Highways and airports are the responsibility of the Department of Transportation.

The Department of Commerce supports economic and technological development programs in the state. Agencies dealing with the elderly, disabled, family services, mental health, assistance payments, and youth corrections are under the Department of Human Services. The Department of Health oversees public health and health care for the indigent. Other state departments deal with natural resources, business, labor, agriculture, corrections, and public safety.

JUDICIAL SYSTEM

Utah's highest court is the Supreme Court, consisting of a chief justice and four other justices, each serving a 10-year term. As of 1999 there were 37 district court judges, each one serving a 6-year term. Supreme court justices and district court judges are appointed by the governor with the consent of the state Senate. Appointments must be ratified by the voters at the next general election. In 1984, to ease the supreme court's caseload, residents approved a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to create an intermediate court.

As of 31 December 2004, a total of 5,989 prisoners were held in Utah's state and federal prisons, an increase from 5,763 of 2.5% from the previous year. As of year-end 2004, a total of 510 inmates were female, up from 427 or 19.4% from the year before. Among sentenced prisoners (one year or more), Utah had an incarceration rate of 246 per 100,000 population in 2004.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Utah in 2004, had a violent crime rate (murder/nonnegligent manslaughter; forcible rape; robbery; aggravated assault) of 236 reported incidents per 100,000 population, or a total of 5,639 reported incidents. Crimes against property (burglary; larceny/theft; and motor vehicle theft) in that same year totaled 97,607 reported incidents or 4,085.6 reported incidents per 100,000 people. Utah has a death penalty, of which lethal injection is the sole method of execution. However, those inmates sentenced to death prior to the passage of legislation banning the firing squad may still opt for that method of execution. From 1976 through 5 May 2006, the state carried out six executions, the last of which was in October 1999. As of 1 January 2006, Utah had nine inmates on death row.

In 2003, Utah spent $47,120,361 on homeland security, an average of $20 per state resident.

ARMED FORCES

In 2004, there were 5,756 active-duty military personnel and 14,715 civilian personnel stationed in Utah, the majority of whom were at Hill Air Force Base near Ogden and, in the Great Salt Lake Desert, Tooele Army Depot. Dugway Proving Ground—where nerve gas tests have been conducted—and the USAF Utah Test and Training Range are near the Nevada line. State firms were awarded more than $1.87 billion in federal contracts during the same year. In addition, there was another $1.54 billion in payroll outlays by the Department of Defense in the state.

In 2003, there were 151,129 veterans living in Utah, of whom 21,934 were veterans of World War II, 17,133 of the Korean conflict, 44,416 of the Vietnam era, and 25,822 of the Persian Gulf War. In 2004, the Veterans Administration expended more than $369 million in pensions, medical assistance, and other major veterans' benefits.

As of 31 October 2004, the Utah Highway Patrol employed 387 full-time sworn officers.

MIGRATION

After the initial exodus of Latter-day Saints from the eastern United States to Utah, Mormon missionaries attracted other immigrants to the state, and some 90,000 foreign converts arrived between 1850 and 1905. Many non-Mormons were recruited from overseas to work in the mines, especially during the early 20th century. Utah had a net gain from migration of 176,000 between 1940 and 1985. From 1985 to 1990, there was a net loss from migration of 10,500. Between 1990 and 1998, the state had net gains of 86,000 in domestic migration and 27,000 in international migration. In 1998, some 3,360 foreign immigrants arrived in Utah; of these, 1,035 came from Mexico. The state's population increased 21.9% between 1990 and 1998, making it the fourth-fastest growing state in the nation. In the period 2000–05, net international migration was 49,995 and net internal migration was −33,822, for a net gain of 16,173 people.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

Utah participates in several regional agreements, including the Bear River Compact (with Idaho and Wyoming), Colorado River Compact, and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact. The state is also a signatory to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact, Western Interstate Corrections Compact, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and Western Interstate Energy Compact. Federal grants in fiscal year 2005 amounted to $2.107 billion, an estimated $2.144 billion in fiscal year 2006, and an estimated $2.252 billion in fiscal year 2007.

ECONOMY

Trade replaced government as the leading employer in Utah in 1980. Nearly 14% of personal income in the state was derived from government sources in 1995, a proportion that increased to 14.7% by 1997. With more than 70% of Utah's land under US control and some 37,750 civilian workers on federal payrolls—and others employed by defense industries or the military—the federal presence in Utah is both a major economic force and a controversial political issue. On one hand, elected officials have sought federal funds for mammoth reclamation and power projects. On the other hand, they resent many federal programs concerned with social welfare, land use, or environmental protection. Employment in the 1990s shifted away from agriculture, mining, transportation, and communications toward government, trade, and service occupations, and to a much lesser extent, manufacturing. Utah suffered disproportionately from cuts in the federal military budget in the early nineties, but from 1997 to 2001, output from the government sector increased 27%, including a 30.7% increase from federal operations, civilian and military. Even stronger growth was shown in other service sectors, with financial services up 55%, and general services up 33.8%. Output from Utah's manufacturing sector increased 18% between 1997 and 2000, increasing its share in the gross state product from 14.1% to 15.6%. However, it plummeted 11.7% in the national recession and slowdown of 2001, reducing its share in total state output to 11.5%. In 2002, Utah ranked seventh in the nation in job losses. Construction jobs were down 7%, in part because of the end of work for the 2002 Winter Olympics that were held in Utah. Manufacturing jobs in December 2002 were down 3.2% year-on-year, and the loss of high-paying jobs in high-tech and venture capital fields was seriously impacting personal income in the state. As of September 2002, personal bankruptcy filings had increased 15% over the year before, as Utah continued to have among the highest foreclosure and bankruptcy rates in the country.

In 2004, Utah's gross state product (GSP) was $82.611 billion, of which the real estate sector accounted for the largest share at $10.101 billion or 12.2% of GSP, followed by manufacturing (durable and nondurable goods) at $8.567 billion (10.3% of GSP), and professional and technical services at $4.917 billion (5.9% of GSP). In that same year, there were an estimated 203,468 small businesses in Utah. Of the 61,118 businesses that had employees, an estimated total of 59,025 or 96.6% were small companies. An estimated 11,357 new businesses were established in the state in 2004, up 6.6% from the year before. Business terminations that same year came to 11,579, up 11.9% from 2003. There were 440 business bankruptcies in 2004, down 15.2% from the previous year. In 2005, the state's personal bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13) filing rate was 931 filings per 100,000 people, ranking Utah as the fourth-highest in the nation.

INCOME

In 2005 Utah had a gross state product (GSP) of $90 billion which accounted for 0.7% of the nation's gross domestic product and ranked the state 33rd among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2004 Utah had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $26,603. This ranked 47th in the United States and was 80% of the national average of $33,050. The 1994–2004 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 4.2%. Utah had a total personal income (TPI) of $64,398,905,000, which ranked 35th in the United States and reflected an increase of 6.8% from 2003. The 1994–2004 average annual growth rate of TPI was 6.5%. Earnings of persons employed in Utah increased from $49,557,449,000 in 2003 to $53,256,554,000 in 2004, an increase of 7.5%. The 2003–04 national change was 6.3%.

The US Census Bureau reports that the three-year average median household income for 2002–04 in 2004 dollars was $50,614 compared to a national average of $44,473. During the same period an estimated 9.6% of the population was below the poverty line as compared to 12.4% nationwide.

LABOR

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in April 2006 the seasonally adjusted civilian labor force in Utah 1,314,200, with approximately 46,200 workers unemployed, yielding an unemployment rate of 3.5%, compared to the national average of 4.7% for the same period. Preliminary data for the same period placed nonfarm employment at 1,185,100. Since the beginning of the BLS data series in 1976, the highest unemployment rate recorded in Utah was 9.7% in March 1983. The historical low was 3% in April 1997. Preliminary nonfarm employment data by occupation for April 2006 showed that approximately 7.5% of the labor force was employed in construction; 10.1% in manufacturing; 19.5% in trade, transportation, and public utilities; 5.8% in financial activities; 13% in professional and business services; 11.2% in education and health services; 8.9% in leisure and hospitality services; and 17.3% in government.

The BLS reported that in 2005, a total of 51,000 of Utah's 1,035,000 employed wage and salary workers were formal members of a union. This represented 4.9% of those so employed, down from 5.8% in 2004, and well below the national average of 12%. Overall in 2005, a total of 63,000 workers (6.1%) in Utah were covered by a union or employee association contract, which includes those workers who reported no union affiliation. Utah is one of 22 states with a right-to-work law.

As of 1 March 2006, Utah had a state-mandated minimum wage rate of $5.15 per hour. In 2004, women in the state accounted for 44.5% of the employed civilian labor force.

AGRICULTURE

Despite a dry climate and unpromising terrain, Utah ranked 37th in the United States in value of farm marketings in 2005, with $1.25 billion. Crops accounted for $292 million; livestock and livestock products for $961 million. The first pioneers in Utah settled in fertile valleys near streams, which were diverted for irrigation. Modern Utah farmers and ranchers practice comprehensive soil and water conservation projects to help maximize crop yields and protect the natural resources. A farmland preservation movement is under way to protect valuable food-producing land from urban sprawl. In 2004 there were some 15,300 farms and ranches, covering 11,600,000 acres (4,700,000 hectares). The chief crops in 2004 were hay, 2.5 million tons; wheat, 5.8 million bushels; and tart cherries, 22 tons.

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Livestock and livestock products accounted for 77% of Utah's agricultural income in 2004. In 2005, there were an estimated 860,000 cattle and calves, valued at nearly $808.4 million, on Utah farms and ranches. During 2004, hogs and pigs numbered 690,000 and were valued at around $75.9 million. Utah farms produced 20.4 million lb of sheep and lambs in 2003, and an estimated 2.25 million lb (1 million kg) of shorn wool in 2004. Dairy farms had around 91,000 milk cows, which produced 1.62 billion lb (0.74 billion kg) of milk.

FISHING

Fishing in Utah is for recreation only. The state maintains egg-taking facilities at Bear Lake, Swan Creek, St. Charles, and Big Spring Creek to support 5.2 million angler days annually. There are two national fish hatcheries in the state (Ouray and Jones Hole). Fish restoration projects seek to recover razorback sucker and cutthroat trout. In 2004, Utah issued 373,834 sport fishing licenses.

FORESTRY

In 2004, Utah had 15,173,000 acres (6,141,000 hectares) of forestland. In 2004, 8,189,000 acres (3,314,000 hectares) were in the state's six national forests—Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, Uinta, and Wasatch-Cache. Only 2,746,000 acres (1,111,000 hectares) were private commercial timberland in 2004. In the same year, lumber production was 57 million board feet.

MINING

According to preliminary data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the estimated value of nonfuel mineral production by Utah in 2003 was $1.26 billion, an increase from 2002 of about 2%. The USGS data ranked Utah as ninth among the 50 states by the total value of its nonfuel mineral production, accounting for over 3% of total US output.

According to the preliminary data for 2003, the production of metals were the state's top nonfuel minerals sector, accounting for some 59% of all nonfuel minerals output, of which copper accounted for over 60% of all metals produced. By descending order of value, magnesium metal was the state's top nonfuel mineral, followed by beryllium concentrates. Nationally, Utah was second in the production of copper, magnesium compounds and potash, third in the production of gold and molybdenum concentrates, fourth in phosphate rock and silver, and sixth in the output of salt. The state also ranked third in perlite.

Preliminary data for 2003, showed salt production totaling 2.2 million metric tons, with a value of $112 million, while the output of construction sand and gravel, that same year, totaled 26.5 million metric tons, with a value of $101 million. Crushed stone production in 2003 stood at 8 million metric tons, and was worth $40 million. Utah in 2003 produced 2.5 million metric tons of beryllium contrates, which were valued at $ million.

Utah was also the only US source of mined beryllium during the year. The largest operating beryllium mine in the world is in Juab County, located at Spor Mountain. Utah was also a producer of portland cement and lime.

ENERGY AND POWER

As of 2003, Utah had 52 electrical power service providers, of which 41 were publicly owned and nine were cooperatives. Of the remainder, one was investor owned, and one was federally operated. As of that same year there were 929,903 retail customers. Of that total, 699,483 received their power from investor-owned service providers. Cooperatives accounted for 33,957 customers, while publicly owned providers had 196,459 customers. There were four federal customers.

Total net summer generating capability by the state's electrical generating plants in 2003 stood at 5.798 million kW, with total production that same year at 38.023 billion kWh. Of the total amount generated, 98.7% came from electric utilities, with the remainder coming from independent producers and combined heat and power service providers. The largest portion of all electric power generated, 35.978 billion kWh (94.6%), came from coal-fired plants, with natural gas fueled plants in second place at 1.385 billion kWh (3.6%) and hydroelectric plants in third at 421.339 million kWh (1.1%). Other renewable power sources and petroleum fired plants accounted for the remaining production.

As of 2004, Utah had proven crude oil reserves of 215 million barrels, or 1% of all proven US reserves, while output that same year averaged 40,000 barrels per day. Including federal offshore domains, the state that year ranked 13th (12th excluding federal offshore) in proven reserves and 14th (13th excluding federal offshore) in production among the 31 producing states. In 2004 Utah had 2,143 producing oil wells and accounted for 1% of all US production. As of 2005, the state's five refineries had a combined crude oil distillation capacity of 167,350 barrels per day.

In 2004, Utah had 3,657 producing natural gas and gas condensate wells. In that same year, marketed gas production (all gas produced excluding gas used for repressuring, vented and flared, and nonhydrocarbon gases removed) totaled 277.969 billion cu ft (7.89 billion cu m). As of 31 December 2004, proven reserves of dry or consumer-grade natural gas totaled 3,866 billion cu ft (109.79 billion cu m).

Utah is the only coal-producing state whose entire production comes from underground mines. In 2004, there were 13 producing coal mines in the state. Coal production that year totaled 21,746,000 short tons, down from 23,044,000 short tons in 2003. Recoverable coal reserves in 2004 totaled 317 million short tons. One short ton equals 2,000 lb (0.907 metric tons).

INDUSTRY

Utah's diversified manufacturing is concentrated geographically in Salt Lake City, Weber, Utah, and Cache counties.

According to the US Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) for 2004, Utah's manufacturing sector covered some 16 product subsectors. The shipment value of all products manufactured in the state that same year was $29.588 billion. Of that total, food manufacturing accounted for the largest share at $4.369 billion. It was followed by transportation equipment manufacturing at $3.210 billion; miscellaneous manufacturing at $3.123 billion; computer and electronic product manufacturing at $2.704 billion; and primary metal manufacturing at $2.540 billion.

In 2004, a total of 107,362 people in Utah were employed in the state's manufacturing sector, according to the ASM. Of that total, 72,810 were actual production workers. In terms of total employment, the miscellaneous manufacturing industry accounted for the largest portion of all manufacturing employees with 16,401 (10,632 actual production workers). It was followed by food manufacturing, with 14,440 (10,624 actual production workers); computer and electronic product manufacturing, with 11,804 (5,674 actual production workers); transportation equipment manufacturing, with 10,773 (7,204 actual production workers); and fabricated metal product manufacturing, with 10,016 (7,282 actual production workers).

ASM data for 2004 showed that Utah's manufacturing sector paid $4.202 billion in wages. Of that amount, the computer and electronic product manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share at $627.344 million. It was followed by miscellaneous manufacturing at $569.037 million; transport equipment manufacturing at $514.227 million; food manufacturing at $437.197 million; and fabricated metal product manufacturing at $410.073 million.

COMMERCE

According to the 2002 Census of Wholesale Trade, Utah's wholesale trade sector had sales that year totaling $22.9 billion from 3,369 establishments. Wholesalers of durable goods accounted for 2,111 establishments, followed by nondurable goods wholesalers at 988 and electronic markets, agents, and brokers accounting for 270 establishments. Sales by durable goods wholesalers in 2002 totaled $10.07 billion, while wholesalers of nondurable goods saw sales of $9.2 billion. Electronic markets, agents, and brokers in the wholesale trade industry had sales of $3.5 billion.

In the 2002 Census of Retail Trade, Utah was listed as having 8,135 retail establishments with sales of $23.6 billion. The leading types of retail businesses by number of establishments were: motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts dealers (1,110); clothing and clothing accessories stores (1,038); miscellaneous store retailers (902); and gasoline stations (884). In terms of sales, motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts dealers accounted for the largest share of retail sales at $6.4 billion, followed by general merchandise stores at $3.8 billion; food and beverage stores at $3.2 billion; and gasoline stations at $2.1 billion. A total of 121,745 people were employed by the retail sector in Utah that year.

Foreign exports of Utah's manufactured goods totaled $6.05 billion in 2005.

CONSUMER PROTECTION

Consumer protection issues in Utah are primarily handled by the Division of Consumer Protection and the Committee of Consumer Services, both of which are under the state's Department of Commerce, although the Office of the Attorney General does have limited consumer protection responsibilities through its Commercial Enforcement Division.

The Consumer Protection Division investigates and mediates complaints and allegations of unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent business practices. It also conducts ongoing consumer education programs to teach consumers how to recognize consumer fraud and how to avoid becoming a victim. The right's division supplies attorneys for subsequent legal action. The Committee of Consumer Services is the state's consumer advocate regarding utility matters, representing the state's residential, small commercial and agricultural users of electricity, natural gas, and telephone services before the Utah Public Service Commission.

The Commercial Enforcement Division of the Office of the Attorney General is charged with protecting Utah's consumers, specifically in the areas of enforcing federal and state antitrust laws, handling cybercrime, enforcing laws to protect consumers from fraud, identity fraud, and ensuring against Medicaid fraud, as well as consumer related issues associated with the national tobacco settlement, access to government records and with the Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

When dealing with consumer protection issues, the state's Attorney General's Office has exclusive authority to file civil proceedings and to represent the state before regulatory agencies. The office can also file criminal proceedings, but has no authority to administer consumer education programs. In addition, the Attorney General's Office can only handle legal issues regarding the administration of formal consumer complaints, and has only limited subpoena powers. In antitrust actions, the Attorney General's Office can only offer legal opinions regarding the state's ability to act on behalf of those consumers who are incapable of acting on their own, and on the representation of counties, cities and other governmental entities in the recovering of civil damages under state or federal law. However, the office can initiate damage actions on behalf of the state in state courts and initiate criminal proceedings.

The offices of the Division of Consumer Protection are located in Salt Lake City.

BANKING

As of June 2005, Utah had 68 insured banks, savings and loans, and saving banks, plus 66 state-chartered and 50 federally chartered credit unions (CUs). Excluding the CUs, the Salt Lake City market area accounted for the largest portion of the state's financial institutions and deposits in 2004, with 58 institutions and $101.616 billion in deposits. As of June 2005, CUs accounted for 4.5% of all assets held by all financial institutions in the state, or some $9.792 billion. Banks, savings and loans, and savings banks collectively accounted for the remaining 95.5% or $207.630 billion in assets held.

The median net interest margin (the difference between the lower rates offered savers and the higher rates charged on loans was 6.09% as of fourth quarter 2005, up from 5.13% in 2004 and 5.26% in 2003. The median percentage of past-due/nonaccrual loans to total loans was 1.45% as of fourth quarter 2005, down from 2.17% in 2004 and 2.82% in 2003.

Regulation of Utah's state-chartered banks and other state-chartered financial institutions is the responsibility of the Utah department of Financial Institutions.

INSURANCE

Utahans held some 797,000 individual life insurance policies in 2004 with a total value of about $106 billion; total value for all categories of life insurance (individual, group, and credit) was over $144.9 billion. The average coverage amount is $133,200 per policy holder. Death benefits paid that year totaled $381.2 million.

As of 2003, there were 7 property and casualty and 17 life and health insurance companies domiciled in the state. In 2004, direct premiums for property and casualty insurance totaled over $2.89 billion. That year, there were 2,862 flood insurance policies in force in the state, with a total value of $452 million.

In 2004, 62% of state residents held employment-based health insurance policies, 7% held individual policies, and 17% were covered under Medicare and Medicaid; 13% of residents were uninsured. In 2003, employee contributions for employment-based health coverage averaged at 19% for single coverage and 28% for family coverage. The state offers a six-month health benefits expansion program for small-firm employees in connection with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA, 1986), a health insurance program for those who lose employment-based coverage due to termination or reduction of work hours.

In 2003, there were over 1.5 million auto insurance policies in effect for private passenger cars. Required minimum coverage includes bodily injury liability of up to $25,000 per individual and $50,000 for all persons injured in an accident, as well as property damage liability of $15,000. Personal injury protection is also required. In 2003, the average expenditure per vehicle for insurance coverage was $732.35.

SECURITIES

There are no securities exchanges in Utah. In 2005, there were 800 personal financial advisers employed in the state. In 2004, there were over 127 publicly traded companies within the state, with over 33 NASDAQ companies, 7 NYSE listings, and 2 AMEX listings. In 2006, the state had two Fortune 500 companies; Hunts-man Corp. ranked first in the state and 172nd in the nation with revenues of over $12.9 billion, followed by Autoliv at 351st in the nation with revenues of $6.2 billion. Both companies were listed on the NYSE. Questar, Zions Bancorp, and SkyWest are listed on the Fortune 1,000.

PUBLIC FINANCE

The annual budget is prepared by the State Budget Office and submitted by the governor to the legislature for amendment and approval. The fiscal year (FY) runs from 1 July through 30 June.

Fiscal year 2006 general funds were estimated at $4.4 billion for resources and $4.4 billion for expenditures. In fiscal year 2004, federal government grants to Utah were $2.9 billion

In the fiscal year 2007 federal budget, Utah was slated to receive: $39.8 million in State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) funds to help the state provide health coverage to low-income, uninsured children who do not qualify for Medicaid. This funding is a 23% increase over fiscal year 2006; and $10 million for the HOME Investment Partnership Program to help Utah fund a wide range of activities that build, buy, or rehabilitate affordable housing for rent or homeownership, or provide direct rental assistance to low-income people. This funding is a 12% increase over fiscal year 2006.

TAXATION

In 2005, Utah collected $4,686 million in tax revenues or $1,897 per capita, which placed it 38th among the 50 states in per capita tax burden. The national average was $2,192 per capita. Sales taxes accounted for 36.5% of the total, selective sales taxes 13.2%, individual income taxes 41.1%, corporate income taxes 4.0%, and other taxes 5.1%.

As of 1 January 2006, Utah had six individual income tax brackets ranging from 2.30% to 7.0%. The state taxes corporations at a flat rate of 5.0%.

In 2004, local property taxes amounted to $1,668,988,000 or $689 per capita. The per capita amount ranks the state 39th nationally. Utah has no state level property taxes.

Utah taxes retail sales at a rate of 4.75%. In addition to the state tax, local taxes on retail sales can reach as much as 2.25%, making for a potential total tax on retail sales of 7%. Food purchased for consumption off-premises is taxable. The tax on cigarettes is 69.5 cents per pack, which ranks 29th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Utah taxes gasoline at 24.5 cents per gallon. This is in addition to the 18.4 cents per gallon federal tax on gasoline.

According to the Tax Foundation, for every federal tax dollar sent to Washington in 2004, Utah citizens received $1.14 in federal spending.

ECONOMIC POLICY

The economic development of Utah has been dominated by two major forces: the relatively closed system of the original Mormon settlers and the more wide-open, speculative ventures of the state's later immigrants. The Mormons developed agriculture, industry, and a cooperative exchange system that excluded non-Mormons. The church actively opposed mining, and it was mostly with non-Mormon capital, by non-Mormon foreign immigrants, that the state's mineral industry was developed.

In the 1990s, these conflicts were supplanted by a widespread fiscal conservatism that supports business activities and opposes expansion of government social programs at all levels. One Utah politician, J. Bracken Lee, who served as governor from 1949 to 1957, and as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1960–72, became nationally famous for his call to repeal the federal income tax.

Until 2005, Department of Community and Economic Development was the state agency responsible for the expansion of tourism and industry. Effective 1 July 2005, the Division of Business and

Economic Development (DBED) and the Division of Travel Development became part of the new Governor's Office of Economic Development. Programs that are part of the governor's economic include tourism, corporate site selection, rural development, film, science and technology, and international business development. Also created in 2005 was the Department of Community and Culture, which administers programs for volunteers, the Division of Housing and Community Development, the Division of Indian Affairs, the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, the Office of Museum Services, the Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs, the Utah Arts Council, the Utah Citizens Corps, the Division of Utah State History, and the Utah State Library.

HEALTH

Health conditions in Utah are exceptionally good. The infant mortality rate in October 2005 was estimated at 4.4 per 1,000 live births, the lowest rate in the country for that year. The birth rate in 2003 was the highest in the nation at 21.2 per 1,000 population. The abortion rate stood at 6.6 per 1,000 women in 2000. In 2003, about 80.3% of pregnant woman received prenatal care beginning in the first trimester. In 2004, approximately 71% of children received routine immunizations before the age of three; this was the second-lowest rate in the nation for immunizations (above Nevada).

The crude death rate in 2003 was 5.7 deaths per 1,000 population. As of 2002, the death rates for major causes of death (per 100,000 resident population) were: heart disease, 128.5; cancer, 102.6; cerebrovascular diseases, 39; chronic lower respiratory diseases, 26; and diabetes, 22. The mortality rate from HIV infection was unavailable that year. In 2004, the reported AIDS case rate was at about 3.3 per 100,000 population. In 2002, about 52.1% of the population was considered overweight or obese. As of 2004, about 10.5% of state residents were smokers, the lowest percentage of the 50 states.

In 2003, Utah had 42 community hospitals with about 4,400 beds. There were about 215,000 patient admissions that year and 4.5 million outpatient visits. The average daily inpatient census was about 2,500 patients. The average cost per day for hospital care was $1,654. Also in 2003, there were about 90 certified nursing facilities in the state with 7,438 beds and an overall occupancy rate of about 71.3%. In 2004, it was estimated that about 72.3% of all state residents had received some type of dental care within the year. Utah had 215 physicians per 100,000 resident population in 2004 and 630 nurses per 100,000 in 2005. In 2004, there was a total of 1,573 dentists in the state.

About 12% of state residents were enrolled in Medicaid programs in 2003; 9% were enrolled in Medicare programs in 2004. Approximately 13% of the state population was uninsured in 2004. In 2003, state health care expenditures totaled $1.5 million.

SOCIAL WELFARE

In 2004, about 45,000 people received unemployment benefits, with the average weekly unemployment benefit at $266. In fiscal year 2005, the estimated average monthly participation in the food stamp program included about 133,263 persons (53,162 households); the average monthly benefit was about $88.31 per person. That year, the total of benefits paid through the state for the food stamp program was about $141.2 million.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the system of federal welfare assistance that officially replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1997, was reauthorized through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. TANF is funded through federal block grants that are divided among the states based on an equation involving the number of recipients in each state. Utah's TANF program is called the Family Employment Program (FEP). In 2004, the state program had 23,000 recipients; state and federal expenditures on this TANF program totaled $56 million in fiscal year 2003.

In December 2004, Social Security benefits were paid to 262,330 Utah residents. This number included 171,520 retired workers, 22,770 widows and widowers, 27,120 disabled workers, 17,420 spouses, and 23,500 children. Social Security beneficiaries represented 11% of the total state population and 91.5% of the state's population age 65 and older. Retired workers received an average monthly payment of $959; widows and widowers, $954; disabled workers, $886; and spouses, $498. Payments for children of retired workers averaged $494 per month; children of deceased workers, $642; and children of disabled workers, $267. Federal Supplemental Security Income payments in December 2004 went to 21,646 Utah residents, averaging $394 a month.

HOUSING

In 2004, there were an estimated 848,737 housing units in Utah, of which 780,029 were occupied; 69.7% were owner-occupied. About 67.4% of all units were single-family, detached homes. Utility gas was the most common energy source for heating. It was estimated that 20,431 units lacked telephone services, 2,612 lacked complete plumbing facilities, and 3,489 lacked complete kitchen facilities. The average household had 3.01 members, the highest average in the nation.

In 2004, 24,300 new privately owned housing units were authorized for construction. The median home value was $157,275. The median monthly cost for mortgage owners was $1,164. Renters paid a median of $662 per month. In September 2005, the state received grants of $550,000 from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for rural housing and economic development programs. For 2006, HUD allocated to the state over $6.5 million in community development block grants.

EDUCATION

In 2004, 91% of Utah residents had graduated from high school, significantly higher than the national average of 84%. Some 30.8% had four or more years of college, surpassing the national average of 26%.

The total enrollment for fall 2002 in Utah's public schools stood at 489,000. Of these, 343,000 attended schools from kindergarten through grade eight, and 147,000 attended high school. Approximately 83.4% of the students were white, 1.1% were black, 11% were Hispanic, 2.9% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 1.5% were American Indian/Alaskan Native. Total enrollment was estimated at 489,000 in fall 2003 and expected to be 562,000 by fall 2014, an increase of 14.9% during the period 2002–14. Expenditures for public education in 2003/04 were estimated at $3 billion or $5,008 per student, the lowest among the 50 states. There were 15,907 students enrolled in 108 private schools in fall 2003. Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has tested public school students nationwide. The resulting report, The Nation's Report Card, stated that in 2005 eighth graders in Utah scored 279 out of 500 in mathematics compared with the national average of 278.

As of fall 2002, there were 178,932 students enrolled in college or graduate school; minority students comprised 8% of total post-secondary enrollment. In 2005 Utah had 28 degree-granting institutions. Major public institutions include the University of Utah; Utah State University; and Weber State College. Brigham Young University (Provo), founded in 1875 and affiliated with the Latterday Saints, is the main private institution.

ARTS

The Utah Arts Council (UAC) was founded in 1899 as the Utah Art Institute, only three years after it achieved statehood. UAC sponsors exhibitions, artists in the schools, rural arts and folk arts programs, and statewide arts competitions in cooperation with arts organizations throughout the state. In addition, the partially state-funded Utah Arts Festival has been held each year, since 1984, in Salt Lake City. In 2006, the Utah Arts Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary.

In 2005, the Utah Arts Council and other Utah arts organizations received 20 grants totaling $1,071,800 from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Utah Humanities Council was established in 1975 and promotes several literacy and history-related programs and exhibits. In 2005, the National Endowment for the Humanities contributed $1,109,314 for eight state programs. In addition, the state and private sources provide substantial contributions to the arts.

Music has a central role in Utah's cultural life. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has won world renown, and Ballet West is ranked among the nation's leading dance companies. The Utah Symphony (Salt Lake City), founded in 1940, has also gained a national reputation. The Utah Symphony works with the Utah State Office of Education to bring concerts to schools throughout the state; as of 2006 the symphony performed for over 80,000 students each year. Opera buffs enjoy the Utah Opera Company, founded in 1976.

Kenneth Brewer was named Utah's poet laureate in 2003; he later died in March 2006. His books include The Place In Between (1998), Lake's Edge (1997), Hoping for All, Dreading Nothing (1994), and his final title, Whale Song: A Poet's Journey Into Cancer (2006)—it includes poems that were written after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Utah has several art museums and galleries, including Utah State University's Nora Eccles Harrison Museum in Logan and the LDS Church Museum of Art and History in Salt Lake City. Other major facilities are the Brigham Young University Art Museum Collection, Provo and the Springville Art Museum. The Museum of Fine Arts of the University of Utah (Salt Lake City) houses a diverse permanent collection that includes but is not limited to, African Art, German Art, American Art, Flemish Art, Japanese Art and Scottish Art.

Living Traditions: A Celebration of Salt Lake's Folk and Ethnic Arts is an annual festival that takes place on the weekend before Memorial Day. As of 2005, the three-day event attracted over 45,000 people with continuous music and dance on two stages, as well as crafts demonstrations and sales that incorporate the cultural traditions of the state. The Sundance Institute, founded by Robert Redford in 1981, presents the annual Sundance Film Festival, which is widely regarded as one of the nation's most influential gatherings for independent filmmakers. The Sundance Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006 and the 22nd annual Sundance Film Festival.

LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

In December 2001, Utah had 70 public library systems, with a total of 107 libraries, of which there were 56 branches. For that same year, the systems had a combined 6,064,000 volumes of books and serial publications, and a total circulation of 24,592,000. The system also had 371,000 audio and 253,000 video items, 25,000 electronic format items (CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, and disks), and 25 bookmobiles. The Salt Lake County library system had 1,765,295 volumes (not including Salt Lake City, whose system has 704,123 volumes). The Weber County system (including Ogden) has 382,024. The leading academic libraries are the University of Utah (Salt Lake City), 2,350,297, and Brigham Young University (Provo), 2,500,849. Other collections are the Latter-day Saints' Library-Archives and the Utah State Historical Society Library, both in Salt Lake City.

During 2000, Utah had at least 60 museums, notably the Utah Museum of Natural History and Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City; Hill Aerospace Museum near Ogden; College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, Price; and Museum of Peoples and Cultures, Provo. Some homes are maintained as museums, including Beehive House and Wheeler Historic Farm, Salt Lake City, and Brigham Young's Winter Home, St. George. In fiscal year 2001, operating income for the state's public library system was $56,915,000 and included $354,000 in federal funds, and $908,000 in state funds.

COMMUNICATIONS

In 2004, 96.3% of Utah's occupied houses had telephones. Additionally, by June of that same year there were 1,229,029 mobile wireless telephone subscribers. In 2003, 74.1% of Utah households had a computer and 62.6% had Internet access. By June 2005, there were 261,135 high-speed lines in Utah, 231,418 residential and 29,717 for business.

A total of 45 major radio stations broadcast in Utah in 2005; 14 were AM stations, 31 FM. There were 8 major television stations in 2005. The Salt Lake City area had 720,860 television households, 53% ordering cable in 1999. In the year 2000, Utah had registered 64,217 Internet domain names.

PRESS

In 2005, Utah had six daily newspapers and six Sunday papers. The following table shows leading daily newspapers as of 2005:

ORGANIZATIONS

In 2006, there were over 1,140 nonprofit organizations registered within the state, of which about 817 were registered as charitable, educational, or religious organizations. Salt Lake City is the world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). The city is also home to the Mental Retardation Association of America, the National Energy Foundation, and Executive Women International.

The Utah Arts Council and the Utah State Historical Society are primary organizations for promoting arts and culture in the state. The organization Artists of Utah was founded in 2001. Offices for the Sundance Institute, a resource center for independent filmmakers, are in Salt Lake City. The national office of the US Ski and Snowboarding Association is in Park City. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance and Ride With respect are state environmental and conservation associations.

TOURISM, TRAVEL, AND RECREATION

In 2003, some 16.9 million visitors traveled to Utah, down 1.3% over the 17.5 million visitors spending a total of approximately $4.15 billion in 2002, the year Salt Lake City hosted the Olympic Games. In 2003, 83% of all trips were made by residents within the state and by those traveling from California, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, and Washington. International visitors accounted for 3.1% of all travel to the state. The top international markets were Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. Also in 2002, nearly 5.8 million visitors came to state parks and 5.2 million came to national parks. Skier visits totaled 3 million. In 2003, The industry supported some 130,000 jobs.

The top five tourist attractions in 2002 (by attendance) were Temple Square (5-7 million), Zion National Park (2.6 million), Glen Canyon National Recreation Center (2.1 million), Wasatch Mountain State Park (1.2 million), and Lagoon Amusement Park (1.1 million). Pioneer Trail State Park and Hogle Zoological Gardens are leading attractions of Salt Lake City, about 11 mi (18 km) east of the Great Salt Lake. At the Bonneville Salt Flats, experimental automobiles have set world land-speed records. Utah considers itself the ice cream capital of the world; the state's well-known Blue Bunny ice cream parlor is in St. George.

Utah has 41 state parks, 5 national parks (Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reef), and 8 national monuments. Mountain and rock climbing, skiing, fishing, and hunting are major forms of recreation.

SPORTS

Utah has two major professional sports teams, both located in Salt Lake City: the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), which moved from New Orleans at the close of the 1979 season, and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. The Jazz, led by John Stockton and Karl Malone, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in 1997, but lost to the Chicago Bulls. The Jazz again advanced to the Finals in 1998, but were again defeated by the Chicago Bulls in Michael Jordan's last game. Utah hosted the Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) until the team's relocation to San Antonio prior to the 2003 season. Basketball is also popular at the college level. The University of Utah's Running Utes have had great success in the recent past and won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship back in 1944 and the National Invitation Tournament in 1947, while the Cougars of Brigham Young won National Invitational Tournament titles in 1951 and 1966, and were named college football's national champions in 1984. Salt Lake City is also home to minor league baseball and hockey teams.

Other annual sporting events include the Easter Jeep Sandhill Climb in Moab, the Ute Stampede (a rodeo) in Nephi in July, and various skiing events at Utah's world-class resort in Park City. Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002.

FAMOUS UTAHNS

George Sutherland (b.England, 1862–1942) capped a long career in Utah Republican politics by serving as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1922–38). Other important federal officeholders from Utah include George Dern (b.Nebraska, 1872–1936), President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secretary of war from 1933 to 1936; Ezra Taft Benson (Idaho, 1899–1994), a high official of the Mormon Church and President Dwight Eisenhower's secretary of agriculture; and Ivy Baker Priest (1905–75), US treasurer during 1953–61. Prominent in the US Senate for 30 years was Republican tariff expert Reed Smoot (1862–1941), also a Mormon Church official. The most colorful politician in state history. J(oseph) Bracken Lee (1899–1996), was mayor of Price for 12 years before serving as governor during 1949–57 and mayor of Salt Lake City during 1960–72. Jacob "Jake" Garn (b.1932), first elected to the US Senate in 1974, was launched into space aboard the space shuttle in 1985.

The dominant figure in Utah history is undoubtedly Brigham Young (b.Vermont, 1801–77), the great western colonizer. As leader of the Mormons for more than 30 years, he initiated white settlement of Utah in 1847 and, until his death, exerted almost complete control over life in the territory. Other major historical figures include Eliza R. Snow (b.Massachusetts, 1804–87), Mormon women's leader; Wakara, anglicized Walker (c.1808–55), the foremost Ute leader of the early settlement period; Colonel Patrick Edward Conner (b.Ireland, 1820–91), founder of Camp Douglas and father of Utah mining; George Q. Cannon (b.England, 1827–1901), editor, businessman, political leader, and a power in the Mormon Church for more than 40 years; and Lawrence Scanlan (b.Ireland, 1843–1915), first Roman Catholic bishop of Salt Lake City, founder of schools and a hospital.

Utah's most important scientist is John A. Widtsoe (b.Norway, 1872–1952), whose pioneering research in dryland farming revolutionized agricultural practices. Noted inventors are gunsmith John M. Browning (1855–1926) and television innovator Philo T. Farnsworth (1906–71). Of note in business are mining entrepreneurs David Keith (b.Canada, 1847–1918), Samuel Newhouse (b.New York, 1853–1930), Susanna Emery-Holmes (b.Missouri, 1859–1942), Thomas Kearns (b.Canada, 1862–1918), and Daniel C. Jackling (b.Missouri, 1869–1956). Labor leaders include William Dudley "Big Bill" Haywood (1869–1928), radical Industrial Workers of the World organizer, and Frank Bonacci (b.Italy, 1884–1954), United Mine Workers of America organizer.

Utah's artists and writers include sculptors Cyrus E. Dallin (1861–1944) and Mahonri M. Young (1877–1957), painter Henry L. A. Culmer (b.England, 1854–1914), author-critic Bernard A. DeVoto (1897–1955), poet-critic Brewster Ghiselin (b.Missouri, 1903), folklorist Austin E. Fife (b.Idaho, 1909–86), and novelists Maurine Whipple (1904–92), Virginia Sorensen (b.1912–91), and Edward Abbey (b.1927–1989).

Actors from Utah are Maude Adams (1872–1953), Robert Walker (1918–1951, Loretta Young (1913–2000), Laraine Day (b.1920). Donald "Donny" Osmond (b.1957) and his sister Marie (b.1959) are Utah's best-known popular singers. Emma Lucy Gates Bowen (1880–1951), an opera singer, founded her own traveling opera company, and William F. Christensen (1902–2001) founded Ballet West. Maurice Abravanel (b.Greece, 1903–1993) conducted the Utah Symphony for many years. Other musicians of note include jazz trumpeter Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols (1905–1965).

Sports figures include former world middleweight boxing champion Gene Fullmer (b.1931), former Los Angeles Rams tackle Merlin Olsen (b.1940), and NFL quarterback Steve Young (b.1961) of the San Francisco 49ers.

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Utah

■ BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY I-6

Provo, UT 84602-1001
Tel: (801)422-1211
Admissions: (801)422-2507
Fax: (801)422-5278
E-mail: admissions@byu.edu
Web Site: http://www.byu.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed, affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Part of Church Education System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1875. Setting: 557-acre suburban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Total enrollment: 34,067. Faculty: 1,762 (1,321 full-time, 441 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 8,696 applied, 78% were admitted. 49% from top 10% of their high school class, 84% from top quarter, 99% from top half. 118 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 27,460 students, 50% women, 50% men. Part-time: 3,338 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 56 states and territories, 125 other countries, 72% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 10% 25 or older, 20% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 95% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; visual and performing arts. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at BYU Salt Lake Center. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, 1 recommendation, interview, ACT. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 2/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. Comprehensive fee: $10,906 includes full-time tuition ($5116) and college room and board ($5790). Full-time tuition varies according to reciprocity agreements. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 390 open to all. Major annual events: homecoming, Handicap Awareness Week, Involvement Week. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center, legal services. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 7,812 college housing spaces available. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Main library plus 2 others with 3.5 million books, 3.4 million microform titles, 27,161 serials, 182,663 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 2,000 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located 45 miles from Salt Lake City. Local industries also produce steel, computer software, pig iron, and foundry products. The community may be reached by air, railroad, bus lines, and Highways 6, 91, 89, 50, and Interstate 15. The community has hospitals, shopping centers, and national monuments nearby. Part-time employment is available. Local recreation includes hunting, fishing, picnicking, hiking, swimming, boating, water-skiing, horseback riding, golf, tennis, ice skating, bobsledding, and snow skiing.

■ CALIFORNIA COLLEGE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES H-5

5295 South Commerce Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Tel: 800-221-7374
Free: 800-791-7353
Fax: (801)263-0345
E-mail: admissions@cchs.edu
Web Site: http://www.cchs.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees (offers primarily external degree programs). Founded 1978. Setting: 2-acre urban campus with easy access to San Diego. Total enrollment: 5,458. Students come from 52 states and territories, 15 other countries, 95% from out-of-state, 85% 25 or older. Retention: 85% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: continuous. Distance learning, part-time degree program, external degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: employment in a health science field. Required for some: employment in a health science field. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100. Tuition guaranteed not to increase for student's term of enrollment.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available.

■ COLLEGE OF EASTERN UTAH K-7

451 East 400 North
Price, UT 84501-2699
Tel: (435)637-2120
Admissions: (435)613-5217
Fax: (435)637-4102
E-mail: todd.olson@ceu.edu
Web Site: http://www.ceu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1937. Setting: 15-acre small town campus. Total enrollment: 2,294. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 477 applied, 100% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 29% from top quarter, 63% from top half. Full-time: 1,317 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 977 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 21 states and territories, 9% from out-of-state, 15% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 26% 25 or older, 15% live on campus, 10% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing program. Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission. Recommended: high school transcript, ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2090 full-time, $88 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7122 full-time, $339 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $17.08 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $3392.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Major annual event: Convocation. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. 478 college housing spaces available; 400 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. College of Eastern Utah Library with 44,490 books, 31,308 microform titles, 1,464 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

A trade center, Price is in a large coal mining and farming district. Natural gas deposits have also been found in the surrounding areas. The city is located at the base of Wasatch Mountain Range and has a temperate climate. There are churches of most denominations in the community. Several clinics, a hospital, library, and various civic and fraternal organizations serve the area. Price houses the College of Eastern Utah World renowned Prehistoric Museum. Part-time employment is available for students. Hotels, motels, rooming houses, and furnished apartments are available for student housing. Local recreation includes skiing, sledding, snowshoe hiking, movies, boating, water country skiing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, rodeos, and baseball.

■ DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH

225 South 700 East
St. George, UT 84770-3876
Tel: (435)652-7500; 888-GO2DIXIE
Admissions: (435)652-7704
Fax: (435)656-4005
Web Site: http://www.dixie.edu/

Description:

State-supported, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, terminal associate, and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1911. Setting: 60-acre small town campus. Endowment: $9.9 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2292 per student. Total enrollment: 8,992. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 2,745 applied, 85% were admitted. 12% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 64% from top half. Full-time: 3,395 students, 53% women, 47% men. Part-time: 5,597 students, 51% women, 49% men. Students come from 44 states and territories, 19 other countries, 13% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 21% 25 or older, 2% live on campus, 5% transferred in. Retention: 48% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2100 full-time, $88 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $8664 full-time, $361 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $392 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Most popular organizations: Dixie Spirit, Outdoor Club, Association of Women Students. Major annual events: homecoming, D-Week, Student Orientation Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 252 college housing spaces available. Options: coed, men-only housing available. Val A. Browning Library with 94,747 books, 34,538 microform titles, 263 serials, 13,411 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $777,768.

■ ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE E-10

920 West Levoy Dr.
Murray, UT 84123-2500
Tel: (801)263-3313
Free: 800-365-2136
Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of ITT Educational Services, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1984. Setting: 3-acre suburban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Core.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, Wonderlic aptitude test. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available.

■ LDS BUSINESS COLLEGE H-5

411 East South Temple St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1392
Tel: (801)524-8100
Free: 800-999-5767
Admissions: (801)524-8144
Fax: (801)524-1900
E-mail: renae@ldsbc.edu
Web Site: http://www.ldsbc.edu/

Description:

Independent, 2-year, coed, affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Part of Latter-day Saints Church Educational System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1886. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 1,282. 630 applied, 82% were admitted. Full-time: 960 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 322 students, 59% women, 41% men. Students come from 40 states and territories, 45 other countries, 53% from out-of-state, 0.2% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 22% international, 29% 25 or older, 13% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, advanced placement, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Tuition: $2480 full-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. College room only: $2236.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: local sororities. Most popular organizations: Institute Women's Association, Institute Men's Association. Major annual event: Service-Learning Day. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, controlled dormitory access. 112 college housing spaces available; 13 were occupied in 2003-04. Option: women-only housing available. LDS Business College Library with 24,000 books, 130 serials, 300 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 350 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ MIDWIVES COLLEGE OF UTAH I-6

560 South State St., Ste. B2
Orem, UT 84058
Tel: (801)764-9068; (866)764-9068
Fax: (801)434-8704
Web Site: http://www.midwifery.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, women only. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1980. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 73. Faculty: 8. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 1:1. 32 applied, 100% were admitted. Part-time: 66 students. Retention: 93% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Calendar: semesters.

■ MOUNTAIN WEST COLLEGE H-5

3280 West 3500 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
Tel: (801)840-4800
Fax: (801)969-0828
E-mail: jasonp@cci.edu
Web Site: http://www.mwcollege.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Part of Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Awards diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1982. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 773. 169 applied, 88% were admitted. 42% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, accelerated degree program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview, CPAt. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Social organizations: 1 open to all. Most popular organization: Student Activity Committee. Major annual events: Christmas Service Project, Christmas Social, Halloween Social. College housing not available. Learning Resource Center with 5,250 books and 41 serials. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $30,000. 76 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ NEUMONT UNIVERSITY H-5

2755 East Cottonwood Parkway, Ste. 600
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Tel: (801)438-1100; (866)622-3448
Admissions: (801)733-2833
Fax: (801)438-1111
E-mail: jamie.wyse@northface.edu
Web Site: http://www.neumont.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 4-year, coed. Administratively affiliated with Morrison University. Awards bachelor's degrees. Founded 2002. Setting: suburban campus. Total enrollment: 140. 300 applied, 83% were admitted. Students come from 25 states and territories, 32% from out-of-state, 30% live on campus. Retention: 96% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Accelerated degree program.

Entrance Requirements:

Option: electronic application. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview. Recommended: SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. 200 college housing spaces available; 40 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available.

■ PROVO COLLEGE I-6

1450 West 820 North
Provo, UT 84601
Tel: (801)375-1861
Free: 800-748-4834
Fax: (801)375-9728
E-mail: gordonp@provocollege.org
Web Site: http://www.provocollege.com/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed.

■ SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE H-5

PO Box 30808
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0808
Tel: (801)957-4111
Admissions: (801)957-4186
Fax: (801)957-4958
E-mail: janet.felker@slcc.edu
Web Site: http://www.slcc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1948. Setting: 114-acre urban campus. Endowment: $5.8 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2356 per student. Total enrollment: 24,111. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. 9,271 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 8,165 students, 48% women, 52% men. Part-time: 15,946 students, 50% women, 50% men. 4% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 1% black, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 37% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for health science programs. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $2046 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $7161 full-time. Mandatory fees: $358 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 50 open to all; local fraternities, local sororities; 6% of eligible men and 7% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: LDSSA, VICA, Phi Theta Kappa, PBL, Student Nurse Alliance. Major annual events: Rush Week, Monster Mash. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Markosian Library plus 2 others with 96,470 books, 51,342 microform titles, 781 serials, 29,810 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.5 million. 2,905 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The capital of the state, Salt Lake City, is located at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The Great Salt Lake is northwest of the city was founded by Brigham Young and his followers, and many of the original buildings may still be seen. The city is a metropolis today enjoying excellent transportation facilities. There are five libraries, a law library, many churches of various denominations, hospitals, and clinics to serve the community. Some part-time employment is available. Local recreation facilities includes 23 parks, golf courses, fishing, hunting, bowling, skiing, several theatres, and outdoor sports. There are excellent shopping facilities located here. The Utah State Fair is held annually as well as the Music Festival.

■ SNOW COLLEGE K-6

150 East College Ave.
Ephraim, UT 84627-1203
Tel: (435)283-7000
Admissions: (435)283-7321
Fax: (435)283-6879
Web Site: http://www.snow.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1888. Setting: 50-acre rural campus. Endowment: $5.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $21,046. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3194 per student. Total enrollment: 3,333. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 13:1. 1,764 applied, 75% were admitted. Full-time: 2,463 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 870 students, 48% women, 52% men. Students come from 34 states and territories, 15 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 0.4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 14% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 1% transferred in. Retention: 92% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 6/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $1784 full-time, $60 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $7118 full-time, $237 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $380 full-time, $380 per term part-time. College room and board: $4500.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Most popular organizations: Drama Club, Latter-Day Saints Singers, Dead Cats Society, Associated Women Students, Associated Men Students. Major annual events: homecoming, Snow King/Miss Snow, Earth Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: student patrols. 250 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Lucy Phillips Library with 31,911 books, 53,351 microform titles, 1,870 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $633,709. 220 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Ephraim is a small, rural, college town located in central Utah. The area has a moderate climate with four definite seasons. The community is reached by bus lines and Highway 89. The city has four churches in the immediate vicinity and others in the surrounding area, a hospital 13 miles distant, and a clinic in the town. Public restaurants, motels, and limited entertainment facilities are available. Student housing and part-time employments opportunities are available in the community. Local recreation includes boating, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing, golf, and winter sports. The county fairs and local festivities highlight the heritages of local communities.

■ SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY P-3

351 West University Blvd.
Cedar City, UT 84720-2498
Tel: (435)586-7700
Admissions: (801)586-7740
Fax: (435)586-5475
E-mail: adminfo@suu.edu
Web Site: http://www.suu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1897. Setting: 113-acre small town campus. Endowment: $5.1 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2976 per student. Total enrollment: 6,859. Faculty: 274 (211 full-time, 63 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 23:1. 2,492 applied, 80% were admitted. 28% from top 10% of their high school class, 51% from top quarter, 81% from top half. Full-time: 4,599 students, 55% women, 45% men. Part-time: 1,866 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 40 states and territories, 14 other countries, 14% from out-of-state, 2% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 22% 25 or older, 13% live on campus, 8% transferred in. Retention: 59% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; communications/journalism. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $2834 full-time, $139 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9354 full-time, $461 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $524 full-time, $23 per credit hour part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $5400. College room only: $2400. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 45 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 4% of eligible men and 3% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Outdoor Club, Intertribal Club, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Ski Club, Residence Halls Association. Major annual events: Homecoming Parade, Thunderbird Awards, Miss SUU Pageant. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Southern Utah University Library with 180,424 books, 629,897 microform titles, 6,165 serials, 13,352 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.1 million. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Cedar City is located within a few hours of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park and other scenic wonders. It is 2 1/2 hours from Las Vegas. Cedar City is accessible by airlines, railroad, bus lines, and major highways. The community has churches representing most denominations, a hospital, public library, and a museum. Student housing is available in the community. Various civic, fraternal, and veteran's organizations are active in the area. Local recreation includes indoor and outdoor theatres, hunting, fishing, skiing, golf, and boating. There is a shopping center in the area.

■ STEVENS-HENAGER COLLEGE G-5

1890 West 1350 St.
Ogden, UT 84401-0251
Tel: (801)394-7791
Free: 800-371-7791
Fax: (801)393-1745
Web Site: http://www.stevenshenager.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, primarily 2-year, coed. Part of College America, Inc. Awards terminal associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1891. Setting: 1-acre urban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Total enrollment: 479. 500 applied, 65% were admitted. 2% from top 10% of their high school class, 10% from top quarter, 68% from top half. Full-time: 479 students, 58% women, 42% men. Students come from 12 states and territories, 3 other countries, 27% from out-of-state, 50% 25 or older, 21% transferred in. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, Wonderlic aptitude test. Recommended: SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment:

No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. 6,500 books, 35 serials, 377 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.6 million. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

■ UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS H-5

5373 South Green St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84123-4617
Tel: (801)263-1444
Free: 800-228-7240
Admissions: (480)557-1712
Fax: (801)269-9766
Web Site: http://www.phoenix.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1984. Setting: urban campus. Total enrollment: 4,135. Faculty: 388 (8 full-time, 380 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 9:1. 187 applied, 98% were admitted. Full-time: 2,663 students, 44% women, 56% men. 0% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 0.5% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 92% 25 or older. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; computer and information sciences; public administration and social services. Core. Calendar: continuous. Advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $110. Tuition: $10,020 full-time, $344 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $560 full-time, $70 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

College housing not available. University Library with 444 books, 666 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. System-wide operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.2 million.

■ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH H-5

201 South University St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-1107
Tel: (801)581-7200
Free: 800-444-8638
Admissions: (801)581-7281
Fax: (801)585-3034
Web Site: http://www.utah.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1850. Setting: 1,500-acre urban campus. Endowment: $353.7 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $200.3 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $10,000 per student. Total enrollment: 29,012. Faculty: 1,687 (1,175 full-time, 512 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 6,687 applied, 85% were admitted. 27% from top 10% of their high school class, 51% from top quarter, 82% from top half. Full-time: 15,551 students, 44% women, 56% men. Part-time: 7,110 students, 45% women, 55% men. Students come from 55 states and territories, 96 other countries, 7% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 5% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 32% 25 or older, 7% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 83% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: social sciences; business/marketing; communications/journalism. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at members of the National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA, ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $35. State resident tuition: $3672 full-time, $102 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,860 full-time, $351 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $670 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course level, course load, degree level, and student level. Part-time tuition varies according to course level, course load, degree level, and student level. College room and board: $5422. College room only: $2704. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 170 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 5% of eligible men and 5% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Bennion Center, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Newman Center, Center for Ethnic Student Affairs. Major annual events: First Week, Redfest, Homecoming. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 3,000 college housing spaces available; 2,500 were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Option: coed housing available. Marriott Library plus 3 others with 3 million books, 3.5 million microform titles, 33,517 serials, 62,356 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $20.2 million. 8,000 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The capital of the state, Salt Lake City, is located at the foot of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. The Great Salt Lake is northwest of the city, and the desert is only a few miles away to the west. The city was founded by Brigham Young and his followers, and many of the original buildings may still be seen. The city is a metropolis today enjoying excellent transportation facilities. There are five libraries, a law library, many churches of various denominations, hospitals, and clinics to serve the community. Salt Lake City is the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and is noted for Temple Square and the Mormon Temple and Tabernacle. Part-time employment is available. Local recreation facilities includes parks, golf courses, fishing, hunting, bowling, skiing, theatres, and outdoor sports. There are excellent shopping facilities located here. The Utah State Fair is held annually.

■ UTAH CAREER COLLEGE E-9

1902 West 7800 South
West Jordan, UT 84088
Tel: (801)304-4224; (866)304-4224
Fax: (801)304-4229
E-mail: kcooper@utahcollege.edu
Web Site: http://www.utahcollege.edu/

Description:

Proprietary, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, and transfer associate degrees. Setting: 1-acre suburban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $9200 per student. Total enrollment: 570. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 95 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 152 students, 82% women, 18% men. Part-time: 418 students, 79% women, 21% men. Students come from 2 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 0% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 53% 25 or older, 0% transferred in.

Entrance Requirements:

Required: high school transcript, interview. Application deadline: 10/1.

Costs Per Year:

Tuition: $12,060 full-time, $335 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Major annual event: Quarterly Student Appreciation Days. College housing not available.

■ UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY F-5

Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322
Tel: (435)797-1000
Free: 800-488-8108
Admissions: (435)797-1079
Fax: (435)797-3900
E-mail: admit@usu.edu
Web Site: http://www.usu.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1888. Setting: 456-acre urban campus. Endowment: $74.4 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $106.6 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $4933 per student. Total enrollment: 14,458. Faculty: 764 (727 full-time, 37 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 25% from top 10% of their high school class, 51% from top quarter, 81% from top half. 14 National Merit Scholars. Full-time: 10,728 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 2,009 students, 47% women, 53% men. Students come from 53 states and territories, 52 other countries, 27% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 20% 25 or older, 8% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; engineering. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Weber State University. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 2.75 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $3128 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,072 full-time. Mandatory fees: $544 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and student level. College room and board: $4330. College room only: $1550. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 250 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 2% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Latter-Day Saints Student Association, multicultural clubs, volunteer groups, college councils. Major annual events: homecoming, Halloween Howl. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, video monitors in pedestrian tunnels. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Merrill Library plus 4 others with 1.5 million books, 2.6 million microform titles, 12,759 serials, 14,926 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $7.4 million. 875 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in the fertile Cache Valley, Logan is the headquarters for the adjacent Cache National Forest. The Cache Valley was originally an ancient lakebed 500 feet deep, and shorelines of the lake are still visible along the foothills. Today, the community has excellent transportation with airlines, railroad, and bus connections. Major highways enter the city from four directions. Dairying is an important economic feature of the community, and the city has one of the largest Swiss cheese factories in the world. Some part-time employment is available. Local recreation includes hunting, fishing, skiing, and all the water sports.

■ UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE I-6

800 West 1200 South St.
Orem, UT 84058-5999
Tel: (801)222-8000
Admissions: (801)863-8460
Fax: (801)225-4677
E-mail: info@uvsc.edu
Web Site: http://www.uvsc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 4-year, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards associate and bachelor's degrees. Founded 1941. Seting: 200-acre suburban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Endowment: $7.7 million. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $2805 per student. Total enrollment: 24,487. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 4,573 applied, 100% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 20% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Full-time: 11,565 students, 42% women, 58% men. Part-time: 12,922 students, 46% women, 54% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 78 other countries, 14% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 35% 25 or older, 9% transferred in. Retention: 43% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: liberal arts/general studies; business/marketing; health professions and related sciences. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study at UVSC Wasatch Campus; Heber City, University Mall, North Lehi Valley Ed Center, Spanish Fork Ed. Center. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: SAT or ACT, or in-house tests. Recommended: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/15. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2580 full-time, $86 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $9030 full-time, $301 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $442 full-time, $221 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 98 open to all. Major annual event: homecoming. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour patrols. College housing not available. Utah Valley State College Library with 173,000 books, 6,000 serials, 9,000 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $1.8 million. 1,000 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

See Brigham Young University.

■ WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY G-5

1001 University Circle
Ogden, UT 84408-1001
Tel: (801)626-6000
Free: 800-848-7770
Admissions: (801)626-6046
Fax: (801)626-6747
E-mail: ccrivera@weber.edu
Web Site: http://weber.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Utah System of Higher Education. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1889. Setting: 526-acre urban campus with easy access to Salt Lake City. Endowment: $23.8 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $348,517. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $3173 per student. Total enrollment: 18,142. Faculty: 670 (465 full-time, 205 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 22:1. 5,196 applied, 100% were admitted. 63% from top quarter of their high school class, 93% from top half. Full-time: 10,250 students, 48% women, 52% men. Part-time: 7,488 students, 53% women, 47% men. Students come from 52 states and territories, 37 other countries, 4% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 1% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 41% 25 or older, 3% live on campus, 9% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at Utah State University, Southern Utah University, Dixie College, Utah Valley State College, Salt Lake Community College. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Naval, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/22. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2547 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $9008 full-time. Mandatory fees: $591 full-time. College room and board: $6500. College room only: $3300. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 116 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities, local sororities; 1% of eligible men and 1% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: LDSSA, Mountaineering Club, Rodeo Club, Beta Alpha Psi, student nurses organization. Major annual events: Homecoming, Graduation, student elections. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 644 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. No special consideration for freshman housing applicants. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. Stewart Library plus 1 other with 734,487 books, 595,534 microform titles, 26,735 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $3.7 million. 558 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located at the confluence of the Weber and Ogden Rivers, this community is an important railroad distribution center for products directed to west coast markets. Mormon pioneers settled the community. The climate is temperate with four distinct seasons. Ogden is reached by railroad, airlines, and highways. The community has many churches representing over 30 denominations. There are two hospitals, four health centers, a library and branch, 2 major shopping malls, and various civic and fraternal organizations serving the area. There are also five TV stations and a radio station. Part-time employment is available. Local recreation includes fishing, hunting, swimming, skiing, boating, picnicking, camping, golfing, and horseback riding.

■ WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY H-5

4001 South 700 East, Ste. 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Tel: (801)274-3280; 877-435-7948
Fax: (801)274-3305
Web Site: http://www.wgu.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1998. Total enrollment: 2,821. Full-time: 1,843 students, 71% women, 29% men. Students come from 37 states and territories, 92% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: continuous. Services for LD students, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: electronic application. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: minimally difficult.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $100. Tuition: $5580 full-time. Mandatory fees: $155 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. College housing not available. WGU Central Library (online) with a Web page. Operations spending for 2004 fiscal year: $62,200.

■ WESTMINSTER COLLEGE H-5

1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105-3697
Tel: (801)484-7651
Free: 800-748-4753
Admissions: (801)832-2200
Fax: (801)484-3252
E-mail: admission@westminstercollege.edu
Web Site: http://www.westminstercollege.edu

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards bachelor's and master's degrees. Founded 1875. Setting: 27-acre suburban campus. Endowment: $51.9 million. Research spending for 2004 fiscal year: $49,693. Educational spending for 2005 fiscal year: $8600 per student. Total enrollment: 2,455. Faculty: 259 (121 full-time, 138 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 10:1. 897 applied, 89% were admitted. 30% from top 10% of their high school class, 57% from top quarter, 86% from top half. 2 National Merit Scholars, 14 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,633 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 245 students, 50% women, 50% men. Students come from 35 states and territories, 18 other countries, 9% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 1% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 29% 25 or older, 26% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 74% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; health professions and related sciences; psychology. Core. Calendar: 4-4-1. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.5 high school GPA, 1 recommendation, SAT or ACT. Recommended: essay, interview. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 4/15. Notification: 10/1.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $40. Comprehensive fee: $25,656 includes full-time tuition ($19,440), mandatory fees ($284), and college room and board ($5932). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Room and board charges vary according to board plan. Part-time tuition: $810 per credit hour. Part-time mandatory fees: $107 per term.

Collegiate Environment:

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Utah

1 Location and Size

2 Topography

3 Climate

4 Plants and Animals

5 Environmental Protection

6 Population

7 Ethnic Groups

8 Languages

9 Religions

10 Transportation

11 History

12 State Government

13 Political Parties

14 Local Government

15 Judicial System

16 Migration

17 Economy

18 Income

19 Industry

20 Labor

21 Agriculture

22 Domesticated Animals

23 Fishing

24 Forestry

25 Mining

26 Energy and Power

27 Commerce

28 Public Finance

29 Taxation

30 Health

31 Housing

32 Education

33 Arts

34 Libraries and Museums

35 Communications

36 Press

37 Tourism, Travel & Recreation

38 Sports

39 Famous Utahns

40 Bibliography

State of Utah

ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named for the Ute Indians.

NICKNAME : The Beehive State.

CAPITAL: Salt Lake City.

ENTERED UNION: 4 January 1896 (45th).

OFFICIAL SEAL: The coat of arms with the words “The Great Seal of the State of Utah 1896” surrounding it.

FLAG: Inside a thin gold circle, the coat of arms and the year of statehood are centered on a blue field, fringed with gold.

COAT OF ARMS: In the center, a shield flanked by American flags shows a beehive with the state motto and six arrows above, sego lilies on either side, and the numerals “1847” (the year the Mormons settled in Utah) below. Perched atop the shield is an American eagle.

EMBLEM: Beehive.

MOTTO: Industry.

SONG: “Utah, We Love Thee;” “Utah, This is the Place.”

FLOWER: Sego lily.

TREE: Blue spruce.

ANIMAL: Rocky Mountain elk.

BIRD: California sea gull.

FISH: Bonneville cutthroat trout.

INSECT: Honeybee.

GEM: Topaz.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year’s Day, 1 January; Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., 3rd Monday in January; Washington and Lincoln Day, 3rd Monday in February; Memorial Day, last Monday in May; Independence Day, 4 July; Pioneer Day, 24 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September; Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October; Veterans’ Day, 11 November; Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November; Christmas Day, 25 December.

TIME: 5 AM MST = noon GMT.

1 Location and Size

Located in the Rocky Mountain region of the western United States, Utah ranks 11th in size among the 50 states. The state’s area totals 84,899 square miles (219,899 square kilometers), of which land comprises 82,073 square miles (212,569 square kilometers) and inland water 2,826 square miles (7,320 square kilometers). Utah extends 275 miles (443 kilometers) from east to west and 345 miles (555 kilometers) from north to south. The total boundary length is 1,226 miles (1,973 kilometers).

2 Topography

The eastern and southern two-thirds of Utah belong to the Colorado Plateau, a region characterized by deep river canyons. The Rocky Mountains are represented by the Bear River, Wasatch, and Uinta ranges in the north and northeast. The highest point in Utah, Kings Peak, is in the Uintas at an altitude of 13,528 feet (4,126 meters).

The arid, sparsely populated Great Basin dominates the western third of the state. To the north are the Great Salt Lake, a body of hypersaline water, and the Great Salt Lake Desert (containing the Bonneville Salt Flats). The lowest point in Utah, 2,000 feet (610 meters) above sea level, occurs at Beaverdam Creek in Washington County, in the southwest corner of the state.

The western edge of the Wasatch Range, or Wasatch Front, holds most of Utah’s major cities. Two regions rich in fossil fuels are the Kaiparowits Plateau, in southern Utah, and the Overthrust Belt, a geologic structural zone underlying the north-central part of the state.

The largest lake is the Great Salt Lake, which covers about 2,250 square miles (5,827 square kilometers). Other major bodies of water are Utah Lake, Bear Lake (shared with Idaho), and Lake Powell, formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Other important rivers include the Green, flowing into the Colorado; the Sevier, which drains central and southern Utah; and the Bear, which flows into the Great Salt Lake.

3 Climate

The climate of Utah is generally semiarid to arid. At Salt Lake City, the temperature ranges from

Utah Population Profile

Population by Age Group

28°f (-2°c) in January to 78°f (26°c) in July. The record high temperature, 117°f (47c), was set at St. George on 5 July 1985. The record low temperature, -69°f (-56°c) was set at Peter’s Sink on 1 February 1985.

The average annual precipitation varies from less than 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) in the west to over 40 inches (102 centimeters) in the mountains. The annual snowfall is about 59 inches (150 centimeters) and remains on the higher mountains until late summer.

4 Plants and Animals

Botanists have recognized more than 4,000 floral species in Utah’s six major life zones. Common trees and shrubs include four species of pine and three of juniper, as well as the Utah oak, Joshua tree, and blue spruce (the state tree). The sego lily is the state flower. In 2006, 24 plant species were classified as threatened or endangered in Utah, including five species of cactus, the dwarf bear-poppy, five species of milk-vetch, and the autumn buttercup.

Mule deer are the most common of Utah’s large mammals. Other mammals include prong-horn antelope, lynx, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, and grizzly and black bears. Among native bird species are the great horned owl and plain titmouse. The pygmy rattler is found in southwest Utah and the Mormon cricket is unique to the state.

In April 2006, 16 animal species were listed as threatened or endangered in Utah, including the bald eagle, Utah prairie dog, three species of chub, two species of sucker, southwestern willow flycatcher, and woundfin. Many birds and fish have been killed or endangered by the inundation of freshwater marshes with salt water from the flooding Great Salt Lake.

5 Environmental Protection

The Department of Natural Resources oversees water and mineral resources, parks and recreation, state lands and forests, and wildlife. The Department of Agriculture is concerned with soil conservation and pesticide control. The Department of Environmental Quality has separate divisions dealing with air quality, drinking water systems, water quality, and the regulation of water pollution, radioactive, hazardous, and solid wastes.

Air pollution is a serious problem along the Wasatch Front where 70% of the state’s population resides. Automobiles are a major contributor to the high levels of ozone and carbon monoxide impacting the communities in the Salt Lake, Weber, and Utah counties. Also of considerable concern is the quality of drinking water.

Other environmental issues of concern in the state are chemical warfare agent storage and disposal, a proposed nuclear fuel storage site in the western part of the state, and interstate transportation of hazardous waste for disposal. Another environmental problem is the pollution of Great Salt Lake by industrial waste. In 1996, the lake and its surrounding wetlands were designated a Hemispheric Reserve in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network. The move was taken in recognition of the area’s importance to migratory waterfowl and shorebirds.

In 2003, Utah had 197 hazardous waste sites listed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s database, 14 of which were on the National Priorities List as of 2006. As of 2003, Utah’s

Utah Population by Race

Census 2000 was the first national census in which the instructions to respondents said, “Mark one or more races.” This table shows the number of people who are of one, two, or three or more races. For those claiming two races, the number of people belonging to the various categories is listed. The U.S. government conducts a census of the population every ten years.

Carbon County was home to the second-largest landfill in the United States.

6 Population

In 2006, Utah ranked 34th in United States in population with an estimated total of 2,550,063 residents. The population is projected to reach 3.2 million by 2025. Utah’s population density in 2004 was 29.1 persons per square mile (11.2 persons per square kilometer). The median age in 2004 was only 28 years of age, considerably younger than the national average of 36.2. In 2005, about 30% of all residents were 18 or younger while only 9% were 65 or older.

Salt Lake City is Utah’s most populous city, with a 2005 estimated population of 178,097. Other major cities include Provo, 113,459; West Valley, 113,300; West Jordan, 91,444; Orem, 89,713; Sandy, 89,664, and Ogden, 78,309.

7 Ethnic Groups

According to the 2000 census, Hispanics and Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in Utah, with an estimated 201,559 people or 9% of the total population in the state. That percentage increased to 10.9% in 2006. Native Americans numbered about 29,684, with residents primarily of the Uintah, Ouray, and Navajo reservations. About 37,108 Asians resided in the state as of 2000, including 8,045 Chinese, 6,186 Japanese, and 5,968 Vietnamese. Pacific Islanders numbered 15,145. Utah also had an estimated black American population of 17,657.

In 2000, Utah had 158,664 residents who were foreign born, or 7.1% of the population. Among persons reporting at least one specific ancestry in 2000, 647,987 persons claimed English descent, 258,496 German, 163,048 Danish, 144,713 Irish, and 94,911 Swedish.

8 Languages

Utah English is primarily a merger of Northern and Midland dialects brought into the west by the Mormons, who were originally from New York. Conspicuous in Mormon speech in the central valley, although less frequent now in Salt Lake City, is a reversal of vowels, so that farm and barn sound like form and born and, conversely, form and born sound like farm and barn.

In 2000, 87.5% of all state residents five years of age or older spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home, and the number of people who spoke them, included Spanish, 150,244, and German, 12,095.

9 Religions

The dominant religious group in Utah, accounting for 66% of the entire state population in 2000, is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, popularly known as the Mormons. The church was founded by Joseph Smith Jr. of New York in 1830, the same year he published the Book of Mormon, the group’s sacred text. The Mormons made a long pilgrimage from New York to Utah to escape religious persecution. Today, the Mormon Church and its leadership continue to play a central role in the state’s political, economic, and cultural institutions.

The Latter-day Saints had 1,720,434 members in Utah in 2006. The next largest Christian groups were Roman Catholics, with about 150,000 members in 2004, and Southern Baptists, 13,258 members in 2000. In 2000, there were an estimated 4,500 Jews and 3,645 Muslims in the state. About 25.3% of the population were not counted as members of any religious organization.

10 Transportation

Utah, where the golden spike was driven in 1869 to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, had 2,067 rail miles (3,327 kilometers) of track in 2003. Major railroads are the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Union Pacific. Amtrak provides passenger service to Salt Lake City, Provo, Helper, and Green River.

The Utah Transit Authority, created in 1970, provides bus service for Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden. In 2004, Utah had 42,710 miles (68,763 kilometers) of public roads and streets. There were 2.1 million registered motor vehicles and 1,582,599 licensed drivers in 2004. The main east–west and north–south routes—I-80 and I-15, respectively—intersect at Salt Lake City. Utah had 99 airports in 2005. By far the busiest was Salt Lake City International Airport, with 8,884,880 boarding passengers in 2004.

11 History

Utah’s historic Native American groups are primarily Shoshonean: the Ute branch in the eastern two-thirds of the state, the Goshute of the western desert, and the Southern Paiute of southwestern Utah. The Athapaskan-speaking Navajo of southeastern Utah migrated from western Canada, arriving not long before the Spaniards. White settlement from 1847 led to wars between whites and Native Americans in 1853–54 and 1865–68, with many Native Americans finally removed to reservations.

Mexicans and Spaniards entered Utah in 1765. In July 1776, a party led by two Franciscan priests, Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalanta, explored the region. Trade between Santa Fe, the capital of the Spanish province of New Mexico, and the tribes of Utah was fairly well established by the early 1800s. Until 1848, the 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) Spanish Trail, the longest segment of which lies in Utah, was the main route through the Southwest.

When Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), was lynched in 1844, Brigham Young and other Mormon leaders decided to move west. By April 1847, a pioneer company of Mormons was on its way to Utah. The church organization served as the first government.

Deseret After the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848) gave the United States title to much of the Southwest, the Mormons established the provisional state of Deseret. Congress refused to admit Deseret to the Union, choosing instead to create the Utah Territory, which encompassed, in addition to present-day Utah, most of Nevada and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. By the 1860s, Utah was assigned its present boundaries.

The territorial period lasted for 46 years, marked by immigration, growth, and conflict. Mormon militia clashed with federal troops in the so-called Utah War of 1857–58, which left Mormon leaders hostile to federal authorities.

Almost 98% of Utah’s total population was Mormon until after 1870, and the Mormon way of life dominated politics, economics, and social and cultural activities. As church president, Brigham Young remained the principal figure in the territory until his death in 1877.

In 1863, with the discovery of silver-bearing ore in Bingham Canyon, a boom in precious metals began and those connected with mining—mostly non-Mormons—began to exert influence in the territory. Several factors made the non-Mormon minority fearful of Mormon domination. These included the lack of free public schools, new immigration by Mormon converts, the mingling of church and state, and—most notably—the Mormon practice of polygamy

Utah Governors: 1896–2007

(marrying multiple wives). This practice was finally renounced by the Mormons in 1890.

Statehood A constitutional convention was held in 1895, and statehood became a reality on 4 January 1896. The early 20th century saw further growth of the mineral industry. Gradually, modern cities emerged, along with power plants, interurban railroads, and highways. By 1920, nearly half the population lived along the Wasatch Front. The influx of various ethnic groups diversified the state’s social and cultural life, and the proportion of Mormons in the total population declined to about 68% by 1920.

Utah businesses enjoyed the postwar prosperity of the 1920s. On the other hand, mining and agriculture were depressed throughout the 1920s and 1930s, decades marked by increased union activity, particularly in the coal and copper industries. The depression of the 1930s hit Utah especially hard. Severe droughts hurt farmers in 1931 and 1934, and high freight rates limited the expansion of manufacturing. With the coming of World War II, increased demand for food revived Utah’s agriculture, and important military installations and war-related industries brought new jobs to the state.

In the years since World War II, the state’s population has more than doubled. Politics generally reflect prevailing Mormon attitudes and tend to be conservative. The state successfully opposed plans for storing nerve-gas bombs in Utah and for the location in the western desert of an MX missile system.

Utah’s economy was among the strongest of all the states in the early 21st century. A major issue facing state leaders is balancing protection of the environment with residential and commercial development. In 2002 Utah hosted the Winter Olympic Games in and around Salt Lake City.

Wildfires and serious drought conditions plagued Utah in the early 2000s. By 2005, however, the Utah Center for Climate and Weather had declared Utah’s six-year drought to be over.

12 State Government

The state legislature consists of a 29-member senate and a 75-seat house of representatives. Senators serve for four years, representatives for two. The chief executive officers, all elected for four-year terms, include the governor, lieutenant governor (who also serves as secretary of state), attorney general, treasurer, and auditor. The governor’s vetoes may be overridden by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature.

In 2002, legislators received $120 during regular sessions per day and the governor received $101,600 per year.

13 Political Parties

In November 2000, Utah residents cast 67% of their presidential votes for Republican George W. Bush and 26% for Democrat Al Gore. In 2004, incumbent President Bush won even greater support, at 71% of the vote to Democratic challenger John Kerry’s 26.4%. In 2004 there were 1,278,000 registered voters; there is no party registration in the state. Republican Orrin Hatch was reelected to a sixth term in the US Senate in 2006. Utah’s other senator, Republican Robert F. Bennett, was last elected in 2004. As of the 2006 midterm elections, the delegation to the US House of Representatives consisted of two Republicans and one Democrat. The state house had 56 Republicans and 19 Democrats, while the state senate had 21 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Twenty-two women were elected to the state legislature in 2006, or 21.2%. Republican Jon M. Huntsman Jr. was elected governor in 2004.

14 Local Government

Utah has 29 counties, governed by elected commissioners. Other elected county officials include clerk-auditor, sheriff, assessor, recorder, treasurer, county attorney, and surveyor. There were 236 municipal governments in 2005. Larger cities are run by an elected mayor and two commissioners while smaller communities are governed by a mayor and city council. Nonetheless, the state’s largest city, Salt Lake City, adopted the mayor-council system. The state had 40 public school districts and 300 special districts in 2005.

Utah Presidential Vote by Major Political Parties, 1948–2004

15 Judicial System

Utah’s highest court is the supreme court, consisting of a chief justice and four other justices. There are approximately 37 district court judges. In 1984, to ease the supreme court’s caseload, Utahans approved a constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to create an intermediate court. In 2004, the FBI reported a violent crime rate (murder, rape, robber, aggravated assault) of 236 reported incidents per 100,000 inhabitants. Crimes against property (burglary, larceny/theft, and motor vehicle theft) totaled 4,085.6 reported incidents per 100,000 people. Prisoners under jurisdiction of state and federal correctional facilities numbered 5,989 as of 31 December 2004.Utah has a death penalty. From 1976 to 5 May 2006, the state carried out six executions. As of 1 January 2006, Utah had nine inmates on death row.

16 Migration

After the initial exodus of Latter-day Saints from the eastern United States to Utah, Mormon missionaries attracted other immigrants to the state, and some 90,000 foreign converts arrived between 1850 and 1905. Many non-Mormons were recruited from overseas to work in the mines, especially during the early 20th century.

Between 1990 and 1998, the state had net gains of 86,000 in domestic migration and 27,000 in international migration. In the period 2000–05, net international migration was 49,995 and net internal migration was -3,822, for a net gain of 16,173 people.

17 Economy

Trade replaced government as the leading employer in Utah in 1980. With more than 70% of Utah lands under US control and some 37,750 civilian workers on federal payrolls—and others employed by defense industries or the military—the federal presence in Utah is a major economic force in the state. Employment in the 1990s shifted away from agriculture, mining, transportation, and communications toward government, trade, and service jobs, and to a much lesser extent, manufacturing. Utah suffered disproportionately from cuts in the federal military budget in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but from 1997 to 2001, economic output from government, including federal civilian and military operations, increased substantially. Strong growth was also realized in various services areas of the economy.

Largely as a result of the national recession of 2001, Utah ranked seventh in the nation in job losses in 2002.

In 2004, Utah’s gross state product (GSP) was $82.6 billion, of which the real estate sector accounted for $10.1 billion (12.2% of GSP), followed by manufacturing at $8.6 billion (10.3% of GSP), and professional and technical services at $4.9 billion (5.9% of GSP).

18 Income

In 2005, Utah had a gross state product of $90 billion, 33rd among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In 2004, Utah had a per capita (per person) income of $26,603, 47th in the United States, and below the national average of $33,050. The median annual household income for 2002–04 was $50,614 compared to the national average of $44,473. For the period 2002–04, 9.6% of the state’s residents lived below the federal poverty level, as compared with 12.4% nationwide.

19 Industry

Utah’s diversified manufacturing is concentrated in Salt Lake City and in Weber, Utah, and Cache counties. The total estimated value of shipments by manufacturers in 2004 was almost $29.6 billion. Of that total, food manufacturing accounted for the largest share, followed by transportation equipment manufacturing, miscellaneous manufacturing, computer and electronic product manufacturing, and primary metal manufacturing. One of the state’s largest manufacturing employers is ATK Thiokol (aerospace equipment)

20 Labor

In April 2006, the labor force in Utah numbered 1,314,200, with approximately 46,200 workers

unemployed, yielding an unemployment rate of 3.5%, compared to the national average of 4.7%. In April 2006, 7.5% of the labor force was employed in construction; 10.1% in manufacturing; 19.5% in trade, transportation, and public utilities; 5.8% in financial activities; 13% in professional and business services; 11.2% in education and health services; 8.9% in leisure and hospitality services, and 17.3% in government.

Utah’s union movement weakened in the 1980s as mining and heavy manufacturing industries mechanized, which resulted in the elimination of thousands of jobs. In 2005, 51,000 of Utah’s 1,035,000 employed wage and salary workers were members of unions, representing 4.9% of those so employed. The national average was 12%.

21 Agriculture

Despite a dry climate and unpromising terrain, Utah ranked 37th in the United States in value of farm marketings in 2005, with $1.25 billion. Crops accounted for $292 million and livestock and livestock products for $961 million. The first pioneers in Utah settled in fertile valleys near streams, which were diverted for irrigation. Today, Utah farmers and ranchers practice comprehensive soil and water conservation measures to help maximize crop yields and protect the natural resources. A farmland preservation movement is under way to protect valuable food-producing

land from urban sprawl. In 2004, there were some 15,300 farms and ranches covering a total of 11,600,000 acres (4,700,000 hectares). The chief crops in 2004 were hay, wheat, and tart cherries.

22 Domesticated Animals

Livestock and livestock products account for over three-fourths of Utah’s agricultural income. In 2005, there were an estimated 860,000 cattle and calves, valued at nearly $808.4 million on farms and ranches. During 2004, hogs and pigs numbered 690,000 and were valued at around $75.9 million. Utah farms produced 20.4 million pounds of sheep and lambs in 2003 and an estimated 2.25 million pounds (1 million kilograms) of shorn wool in 2004. Dairy farms had around 91,000 milk cows, which produced 1.62 billion pounds (0.74 billion kilograms) of milk.

23 Fishing

Fishing in Utah is for recreation only. There are two national fish hatcheries in the state (Ouray and Jones Hole). Fish restoration projects seek to recover razorback sucker and cutthroat trout. Utah issued 373,834 sport fishing licenses in 2004.

24 Forestry

In 2004, Utah had 15,173,000 acres (6,141,000 hectares) of forestland. In 2004, 8,189,000 acres (3,314,000 hectares) were in the state’s six national forests: Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, Uinta, and Wasatch-Cache. Only 2,746,000 acres (1,111,000 hectares) were classed as commercial timberland in 2004. In the same year, lumber production was 57 million board feet.

25 Mining

In 2003, the total value of nonfuel mineral production in Utah was approximately $1.26 billion. The state was ranked in ninth place nationally in the output of nonfuel minerals. Approximately 60% of the value of came from metals, which included copper, gold, iron, magnesium, molybdenum, and silver. In addition, Utah mines produced significant quantities of beryllium, cement, magnesium compounds, sand and gravel, and salt. In 2003, Utah was second in the nation in the output of magnesium compounds, copper, and potash; third in perlite, gold and molybdenum concentrates; fourth in silver and phosphate rock; and sixth in salt. It was also the only US source of mined beryllium during the year. The largest operating beryllium mine in the world is in Juab County, located at Spor Mountain. Utah was also a significant producer of portland cement and lime.

26 Energy and Power

In 2003, electric utilities in the state had a net generating capability of 5.8 million kilowatts. Electricity production totaled 38 billion kilowatt hours. In 2000, Utah’s total per capita energy consumption was 322 million Btu (81.1 million kilocalories), ranking 32nd among the 50 states.

Proven oil reserves totaled 215 million barrels in 2004 and production was 40,000 barrels per day. Reserves of natural gas in 2004 amounted to over 3.8 trillion cubic feet (109.8 billion cubic meters). Marketed production was 277.9 billion cubic feet (7.89 billion cubic meters). The state’s recoverable reserves of bituminous coal were estimated at 317 million tons in 2004. Production reached 21.7 million tons in 2004. Utah is the only coal-producing state whose entire production comes from underground mines.

27 Commerce

Wholesale sales totaled $22.9 billion in 2002; retail sales were $23.6 billion in the same year—all heavily concentrated in the Salt Lake City–Ogden area. Foreign exports of Utah’s goods totaled $6.05 billion in 2005.

28 Public Finance

The annual budget is prepared by the State Budget Office and submitted by the governor to the legislature for amendment and approval. The fiscal year runs from 1 July through 30 June.

State revenues for fiscal year 2004 were $13.17 billion and expenditures were $10.79 billion. The largest general expenditures were for education ($4.3 billion), public welfare ($1.9 billion), and highways ($817 million). The state’s outstanding debt totaled $4.9 billion, or $2,049.62 per capita (per person).

29 Taxation

Utah’s personal income tax is a six-bracket schedule ranging from 2.3% to 7%. The corporate income tax rate is a flat 5%. The state’s general sales and use tax rate is 4.75%, with local sales taxes adding on up to 2.25%. The state also levies a full array of excise taxes covering motor fuels, tobacco products, insurance premiums, public utilities, alcoholic beverages, parimutuels, and other selected items. All property taxes are collected at the local level. Property taxes are the primary source of local revenue.

The state collected $4.68 billion in taxes in 2005, of which 41.1% came from individual income taxes, 36.5% from the general sales tax, 13.2% from selective sales taxes, 4% from corporate income taxes, and 5.1% from other taxes. In 2005, Utah ranked 38th among the states in terms of combined state and local tax burden, which amounted to about $1,897 per capita (per person).

30 Health

In October 2005, the infant mortality rate was 4.4 per 1,000 live births. The overall death rate in 2003 was 5.7 deaths per 1,000 persons. In 2004, Utah had the lowest proportion of adult smokers of any state, at only 10.5% of residents 18 years of age and older. The HIV mortality rate was unavailable that year.

Utah’s 42 community hospitals had about 4,400 beds in 2003. The average expense for community hospital care was $1,654 per inpatient day in 2003. In 2004, Utah had 215 doctors per 100,000 residents, and in 2005, there were 630 nurses per 100,000 residents. In 2004, approximately 13% of Utah’s residents were uninsured.

31 Housing

In 2004, there were an estimated 848,737 housing units in Utah, of which 780,029 were occupied; 69.7% were owner-occupied. About 67.4% of all units were single-family, detached homes. Utility gas was the most common energy source for heating. It was estimated that 20,431 units lacked telephone services, 2,612 lacked complete plumbing facilities, and 3,489 lacked complete kitchen facilities. The average household size was 3.01 people.

In 2004, 24,300 new privately owned housing units were authorized for construction. The median home value was $157,275. The median monthly cost for mortgage owners was $1,164, while renters paid a median of $662 per month.

32 Education

In 2004, 91% of Utah residents had graduated from high school and 10.8% had four or more years of college; both figures were higher than the national average.

Total public school enrollment was estimated at 489,000 in fall 2002 and is expected to reach 562,000 by fall 2014. Expenditures for public education in 2003/04 were estimated at $3 billion. Enrollment in private schools in fall 2003 was 15,907.

As of fall 2002, there were 178,932 students enrolled in college or graduate school. In 2005, Utah had 28 degree-granting institutions. Major public institutions include the University of Utah; Utah State University; and Weber State College. Brigham Young University (Provo), founded in 1875 and affiliated with the Latter-day Saints, is the state’s best known private institution.

33 Arts

Music has a central role in Utah’s cultural life. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has won world renown and Ballet West is ranked among the nation’s leading dance companies. The Utah Symphony (Salt Lake City) has also gained a national reputation. Opera buffs enjoy the Utah Opera Company, founded in 1976.

The Utah Arts Council sponsors exhibitions, artists in the schools, rural arts and folk arts programs, and statewide arts competitions in cooperation with arts organizations throughout the state. In addition, the partially state-funded Utah Arts Festival is held each year in Salt Lake City.

In 2003, Kenneth Brewer was named Utah’s poet laureate. His books include The Place In Between (1998), Hoping for All, Dreading Nothing (1994), and his final title, Whale Song: A Poet’s Journey into Cancer (2006). Brewer died of cancer in 2006.

Utah has several art museums and galleries. Living Traditions: A Celebration of Salt Lake’s Folk and Ethnic Arts, is an annual festival that takes place on the weekend before Memorial Day. As of 2005, he three-day event attracted over 45,000 people and offers continuous music and dance on two stages, as well as crafts demonstrations and sales. The Sundance Institute, founded by Robert Redford in 1981, presents the annual Sundance Film Festival, which is widely regarded as one of the nation’s most influential gatherings for independent filmmakers.

The Utah Arts Council supports many programs with the help of state and federal funding. The Utah Humanities Council was established in 1975 and promotes several literacy and history-related programs and exhibits.

34 Libraries and Museums

In December 2001, Utah had 70 public library systems with a total of 107 libraries, of which there were 56 branches. The systems had a total of 6,064,000 volumes and a circulation of 24,592,000. The Salt Lake County library system and the Weber County system were the largest. The leading academic libraries are the University of Utah (Salt Lake City) and Brigham Young University (Provo). Other collections are the Latter-day Saints’ Library-Archives and the Utah State Historical Society Library, both in Salt Lake City.

In 2000, Utah had at least 60 museums, notably the Utah Museum of Natural History, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, the Hill Aerospace Museum near Ogden, the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum, and the Museum of Peoples and Cultures in Provo. Some homes are maintained as museums, including Beehive House and Wheeler Historic Farm in Salt Lake City, and Brigham Young’s Winter Home in St. George.

35 Communications

In 2004, some 96.3% of Utah’s occupied houses had telephones. By June of that year, there were 1,229,029 mobile phone subscribers. In 2003, approximately 74.1% of Utah households had a computer, and 62.6% had Internet access. In 2005, there were 45 major radio stations, 14 AM and 31 FM, as well as 8 major television stations.

36 Press

In 2005, Utah had six daily newspapers and six Sunday papers. Leading daily newspapers with their 2005 daily circulation were the Salt Lake City Tribune (133,025 daily, 152,859 Sundays), the Deseret News (72,008 daily, 73,610 Sundays) and the Ogden Standard-Examiner (60,844 daily, 63,649 Sundays).

37 Tourism, Travel & Recreation

In 2003, the state hosted about 16.9 million visitors spending a total of around $4.15 billion in 2002. About 83% of all trips were made by residents within the state or from bordering states. International visitors account for about 3.1% of all travel to the state. The top international markets are Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. Also in 2002, nearly 5.8 million visitors came to state parks and 5.2 million came to national parks. Skier visits totaled 3 million. The industry supports over 130,000 jobs.

The top five tourist attractions in 2002 (by attendance) were Temple Square (5–7 million), Zion National Park (2.6 million), Glen Canyon National Recreation Center (2.1 million), Wasatch Mountain State Park (1.2 million), and Lagoon Amusement Park (1.1 million). Pioneer Trail State Park and Hogle Zoological Gardens are leading attractions of Salt Lake City, about 11 miles (18 kilometers) east of the Great Salt Lake. At the Bonneville Salt Flats, experimental automobiles have set world land speed records.

Utah has 41 state parks, 5 national parks, and 8 national monuments. Mountain and rock climbing, skiing, fishing, and hunting are major forms of recreation.

38 Sports

Utah has two major league professional sports teams, the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association, which moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City at the close of the 1979 season, and Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Utah hosted a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, the Starzz, but the team was relocated to San Antonio prior to the 2003 season.

Basketball is popular at the college level. The University of Utah’s Running Utes have had great success. The Cougars of Brigham Young were named college football’s national champions in 1984. Salt Lake City is also home to minor league baseball and hockey teams.

Other annual sporting events include the Easter Jeep Sandhill Climb in Moab, the Ute Stampede (a rodeo) in Nephi in July, and various skiing events at Utah’s world-class resort in Park City. Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002.

39 Famous Utahns

George Sutherland (b.England, 1862–1942) served as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court (1922–1938). Other important federal officeholders from Utah include Ezra Taft Benson (b.Idaho, 1899–1994), President Dwight Eisenhower’s secretary of agriculture and leader of the Mormon Church from 1985 until his death. Jacob “Jake” Garn (b.1932), first elected to the US Senate in 1974, was launched into space aboard the space shuttle in 1985.

The dominant figure in Utah history is undoubtedly Brigham Young (b.Vermont, 1801–1877), leader of the Mormons for more than 30 years. Utah’s most important scientist is John A. Widtsoe (b.Norway, 1872–1952), whose pioneering research in dryland farming revolutionized agricultural practices. Frank Zamboni (1901–1988) invented the ice-resurfacing machine bearing his name.

Utah’s artists and writers include sculptor Mahonri M. Young (1877–1957); painter Henry L. A. Culmer (b.England, 1854–1914); authorcritic Bernard A. DeVoto (1897–1955); and novelist Edward Abbey (1927–1989). Donald “Donny” Osmond (b.1957) and his sister Marie (b.1959) are Utah’s best known popular singers, and comedienne Roseanne Barr (b.1952) is also a native. Maurice Abravanel (b.Greece, 1903–1993) conducted the Utah Symphony for many years. Sports figures of note are former world middleweight boxing champion Gene Fullmer (b.1931); Merlin Olsen (b.1940), a tackle on the Los Angeles Rams who went on to become an actor; and Steve Young (b.1961), former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.

40 Bibliography

BOOKS

Bristow, M. J. State Songs of America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.

Brown, Jonatha A. Utah. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens, 2007.

Feeney, Kathy. Utah Facts and Symbols. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone Books, 2000.

Heinrichs, Ann. Utah. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books, 2004.

Kent, Deborah. Utah. New York: Children’s Press, 2000.

Murray, Julie. Utah. Edina, MN: Abdo Publishing, 2006.

Stefoff, Rebecca. Utah. New York: Benchmark Books, 2001.

WEB SITES

State of Utah. Utah dot gov: Official Web Site for the State of Utah. www.utah.gov (accessed March 1, 2007).

Utah Travel Council and Utah.com. Welcome to Utah. www.utah.com (accessed March 1, 2007).

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Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Law and Legal Studies, MPO

Leisure Studies, MD

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies Humanities, B

Linguistics, BM

Management Information Systems Marketing, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mass Communication/Media Studies, B

Materials Engineering, BMD

Materials Sciences, BMD

Mathematics, BMD

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Mechanical Engineering, BMD

Medical Informatics, MD

Medical Technology, M

Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, MD

Metallurgical Engineering, BMD

Meteorology, BMD

Mineral/Mining Engineering, MD

Mining and Mineral Engineering, B

Modern Greek Language and Literature, B

Music, BMD

Music Teacher Education, B

Near and Middle Eastern Languages, M

Near and Middle Eastern Studies, BMD

Neurobiology and Neurophysiology, MD

Neuroscience, D

Nuclear Engineering, MD

Nursing, MD

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Nutritional Sciences, M

Occupational Therapy/Therapist, BM

Painting, M

Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, B

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Pathology/Experimental Pathology, MD

Petroleum Engineering, MD

Pharmacology, MDO

Pharmacy, BMP

Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, B

Philosophy, BMD

Photography, M

Physical Chemistry, D

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Sciences, B

Physical Therapy/Therapist, BMD

Physician Assistant, M

Physics, BMD

Physics Teacher Education, B

Physiology, D

Political Science and Government, BMD

Pre-Pharmacy Studies, B

Printmaking, M

Psychology, BMD

Public Administration, MO

Public Health, MD

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Radio and Television, B

Recreation and Park Management, MD

Russian Language and Literature, B

Science Teacher Education/General Sciences Teacher Education, BM

Sculpture, M

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, BMDO

Sociology, BMD

Spanish Language and Literature, BMD

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Special Education and Teaching, BMD

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Statistics, M

Toxicology, MDO

Urban Studies/Affairs, B

Visual and Performing Arts, B

Women's Studies, B

Writing, M

UTAH CAREER COLLEGE

Business Administration and Management, A

Computer Graphics, A

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, A

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, A

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, A

Medical/Clinical Assistant, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, A

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant, A

Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant, A

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

Accounting, BM

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, AB

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician, B

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, BMD

Agricultural Business and Management, B

Agricultural Economics, B

Agricultural Education, M

Agricultural Engineering, MD

Agricultural Sciences, MD

Agricultural Teacher Education, B

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering, B

Agriculture, B

Agronomy and Crop Science, B

Agronomy and Soil Sciences, MD

Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician, AB

American/United States Studies/Civilization, BM

Animal Physiology, B

Animal Sciences, BMD

Anthropology, B

Applied Economics, M

Applied Mathematics, M

Area Studies, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Asian Studies/Civilization, B

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, B

Biochemistry, MD

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, MD

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Botany/Plant Biology, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business Education, MD

Business Teacher Education, B

Business/Commerce, B

Chemistry, BMD

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Child and Family Studies, MD

Civil Engineering, BMDO

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Clinical Psychology, D

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Disorders, MDO

Computer and Information Sciences, B

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, B

Computer Engineering, B

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician, B

Computer Science, MD

Consumer Economics, M

Counseling Psychology, D

Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services, M

Curriculum and Instruction, BD

Dairy Science, BM

Dance, B

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Ecology, BMD

Economics, BMD

Education, MDO

Educational Measurement and Evaluation, D

Educational Media/Instructional Technology, MDO

Electrical Engineering, MDO

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, B

Elementary Education and Teaching, BM

Engineering and Applied Sciences, MDO

English, M

English Language and Literature, B

Entomology, B

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, MDO

Environmental Policy and Resource Management, MD

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, B

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, B

Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education, B

Fashion Merchandising, B

Finance, B

Fine Arts and Art Studies, M

Fish, Game and Wildlife Management, MD

Folklore, M

Food Science and Technology, MD

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, B

Forestry, BMD

French Language and Literature, B

General Studies, A

Geography, BMD

Geology/Earth Science, BM

German Language and Literature, B

Health Education, M

Health Teacher Education, B

History, BM

Home Economics Education, M

Horticultural Science, B

Housing and Human Environments, B

Human Development, MD

Human Development and Family Studies, AB

Human Resources Management and Services, M

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Industrial Education, M

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, B

Information Science/Studies, B

Interior Design, BM

International Agriculture, B

Journalism, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Landscape Architecture, BM

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, B

Management Information Systems and Services, MD

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, BMD

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Mechanical Engineering, BMD

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, B

Meteorology, MD

Microbiology, M

Molecular Biology, MD

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, B

Multilingual and Multicultural Education, M

Music, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Music Therapy/Therapist, B

Natural Resources and Conservation, BM

Nutritional Sciences, MD

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician, B

Operations Management and Supervision, B

Ornamental Horticulture, AB

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, B

Philosophy, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, BM

Physics, BMD

Physics Teacher Education, B

Plant Sciences, BMD

Political Science and Government, BM

Pre-Dentistry Studies, B

Pre-Law Studies, B

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies, B

Pre-Veterinary Studies, B

Psychology, BMD

Public Health, B

Range Science and Management, BMD

Recreation and Park Management, MD

Rehabilitation Counseling, M

Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education, B

School Psychology, M

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, BM

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, BMD

Soil Science and Agronomy, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Special Education and Teaching, BMDO

Speech and Rhetorical Studies, B

Statistics, BM

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, B

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels, B

Technical Teacher Education, B

Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education, B

Theater, M

Tool and Die Technology/Technician, B

Toxicology, MD

Urban and Regional Planning, M

Veterinary Sciences, MD

Water Resources Engineering, MD

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management, B

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE

Accounting, AB

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, AB

Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Banking and Financial Support Services, A

Behavioral Sciences, AB

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, AB

Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector, A

Business Administration and Management, AB

Business Teacher Education, B

Business/Commerce, AB

Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry, A

Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright, A

Chemistry, AB

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Commercial and Advertising Art, A

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, A

Community Health and Preventive Medicine, A

Computer and Information Sciences, A

Computer Science, AB

Construction Trades, A

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, AB

Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Dance, A

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, AB

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, A

Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, AB

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drama and Dance Teacher Education, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, A

Early Childhood Education and Teaching, AB

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology, A

English Language and Literature, AB

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology, A

Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary, A

Fire Science/Firefighting, A

Fire Services Administration, B

General Studies, A

Geology/Earth Science, AB

Health and Physical Education, A

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, AB

Health Services Administration, B

Health Teacher Education, B

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, A

History, B

Hospitality Administration/Management, AB

Humanities/Humanistic Studies, A

Information Technology, AB

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Legal Assistant/Paralegal, AB

Lineworker, A

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Manufacturing Technology/Technician, A

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, AB

Mathematics Teacher Education, B

Music, A

Natural Sciences, A

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, AB

Operations Management and Supervision, B

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies, AB

Philosophy, AB

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physical Sciences, A

Physics, AB

Political Science and Government, B

Pre-Engineering, A

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

Accounting, BM

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, AB

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, B

Air Force JROTC/ROTC, B

Applied Mathematics, B

Archeology, A

Art Teacher Education, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, B

Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician, A

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, AB

Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician, B

Bilingual and Multilingual Education, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology Technician/BioTechnology Laboratory Technician, A

Botany/Plant Biology, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, M

Business Teacher Education, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemical Technology/Technician, A

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Child Care and Support Services Management, A

Child Development, AB

Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist, AB

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician, AB

Commercial and Advertising Art, B

Computer and Information Sciences, AB

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician, A

Computer Science, AB

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, B

Corrections, AB

Criminal Justice/Police Science, AB

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, AB

Curriculum and Instruction, M

Dance, B

Dental Hygiene/Hygienist, AB

Design and Visual Communications, B

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician, B

Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician, A

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, A

Drama and Dance Teacher Education, B

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, B

Economics, B

Education, M

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, AB

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), A

English Language and Literature, B

English/Language Arts Teacher Education, B

Family Systems, B

Fashion Merchandising, A

Finance, B

French Language and Literature, B

French Language Teacher Education, B

Geography, B

Geology/Earth Science, B

German Language and Literature, B

German Language Teacher Education, B

Gerontology, B

Health and Physical Education, B

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician, A

Health/Health Care Administration/Management, B

History, B

History Teacher Education, B

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

Industrial Technology/Technician, AB

Information Science/Studies, AB

Interior Design, A

Journalism, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Kinesiology and Exercise Science, B

Legal and Justice Studies, M

Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities, AB

Logistics and Materials Management, B

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist, A

Management Information Systems and Services, AB

Marketing/Marketing Management, AB

Mathematics, B

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician, AB

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology, B

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist, AB

Music, B

Music Performance, B

Music Teacher Education, B

Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist, B

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, AB

Office Management and Supervision, B

Photography, B

Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, B

Physics, B

Physics Teacher Education, B

Piano and Organ, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, B

Public Relations/Image Management, B

Radio and Television, B

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, AB

Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education, B

Secondary Education and Teaching, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Studies Teacher Education, B

Social Work, B

Sociology, B

Spanish Language and Literature, B

Spanish Language Teacher Education, B

Technical and Business Writing, B

Technology Education/Industrial Arts, A

Zoology/Animal Biology, B

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

Business/Commerce, AB

Computer Engineering, A

Education, MO

Educational Administration and Supervision, O

Educational Media/Instructional Technology, MO

Information Science/Studies, AB

Information Technology, A

System Administration/Administrator, A

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE

Accounting, B

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew, B

Art/Art Studies, General, B

Aviation/Airway Management and Operations, B

Biology Teacher Education, B

Biology/Biological Sciences, B

Business Administration and Management, B

Business Administration, Management and Operations, MO

Business/Commerce, B

Business/Managerial Economics, B

Chemistry, B

Chemistry Teacher Education, B

Communication and Media Studies, M

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric, B

Computer Science, B

Education, M

Elementary Education and Teaching, B

English Language and Literature, B

Environmental Studies, B

Finance, B

History, B

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, B

International Business/Trade/Commerce, B

Kindergarten/PreSchool Education and Teaching, B

Management Information Systems and Services, B

Marketing/Marketing Management, B

Mathematics, B

Nursing, M

Nursing - Registered Nurse Training, B

Philosophy, B

Physics, B

Political Science and Government, B

Psychology, B

Social Science Teacher Education, B

Social Sciences, B

Sociology, B

Special Education and Teaching, B

Writing, M

UTAH

STATE EDUCATION OFFICE

Mary M. Shumway, State Director
Applied Technology Education
Utah State Office of Education
PO Box 144200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
(801)538-7840

BOUNTIFUL

International Institute of Hair Design (Bountiful)

273 W. 500 S., Bountiful, UT 84010. Cosmetology. Founded 1969. Contact: Kim Spencer, (801)295-2389, (801)966-4536, Fax: (801)965-8228, E-mail: intinsthd@aol.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Hour. Tuition: $6,495. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr)

CEDAR CITY

Evans Hairstyling College

169 N. 100 W, Cedar City, UT 84720. Cosmetology. Founded 1974. Contact: Derk Evans, (435)586-4486, Fax: (435)867-0242, E-mail: evans@mountainwest.com, Web Site: http://www.evanscollege.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $7,500; $600 materials. Enrollment: men 3, women 33. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Barbering; Barbering Refresher; Cosmetology; Cosmetology Instructor; Hair Styling

Southern Utah University

351 W. University Blvd., Cedar City, UT 84720. Other. Founded 1897. Contact: Dr. Cynthia Wright, (435)586-7700, (435)586-7798, Fax: (435)865-8077, E-mail: wright@suu.edu, Web Site: http://www.suu.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $221/credit resident; $583/credit non-resident. Enrollment: Total 4,480. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Building Construction Technology (2 Yr); Cabinet & Mill Work (2 Yr); Clerical, General (1 Yr); Computer Aided Design (1 Yr); Computer Aided Drafting (2 Yr); Computer Information Science (2 Yr); Computer Networking (2 Yr); Computer Operations (2 Yr); Criminal Justice (2 Yr); Drafting & Design Technology (2 Yr); Early Childhood Specialist (2 Yr); Electronics Technology (2 Yr); Farm Management Technology (2 Yr); Interior Design (2 Yr); Legal Assistant (2 Yr); Livestock Management (2 Yr); Medical Transcription (1 Yr); Office Management (2 Yr); Paralegal (2 Yr); Secretarial, General (2 Yr); Secretarial, Medical (1 Yr); Small Business Management (2 Yr)

DRAPER

American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (Draper)

12257 Business Park Dr., Ste. 108, Draper, UT 84020. Allied Medical. Contact: Connie A. Garland, Administrator, (801)816-1444, 800-652-0907, Fax: (801)816-1456, E-mail: draper@americaninstitute.edu, Web Site: http://www.americaninstitute.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $7,000-$10,500. Enrollment: Total 73. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: ABHES; ADA; CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Dental Assisting (38 Wk.); Dental Laboratory Technology (40 Wk.); Medical Assistant (34 Wk.); Medical Office Management (34 Wk.); Pharmacy Technician (36 Wk.)

EPHRAIM

Snow College

150 E. College Ave., Ephraim, UT 84627. Two-Year College. Founded 1888. Contact: Mat Barreiro, Academic Advisement, (435)283-7000, (435)283-7310, 800-848-3399, Fax: (435)283-7314, E-mail: mat.barreiro@snow.edu, Web Site: http://www.snow.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $998 per semester, resident; $3,602 per semester nonresident. Enrollment: men 991, women 1,652. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 Yr); Agribusiness (2 Yr); Agriculture, General (2 Yr); Animal Science, General (2 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Business Management (1 Yr); Carpentry (2 Yr); Computer Technology (2 Yr); Construction Technology (1 Yr); Early Childhood Specialist (2 Yr); Family Living Specialist (1 Yr); Secretarial, General (2 Yr)

HILL AFB

Park University

75 MSS/DPEE, 7290 8th St., Hill AFB, UT 84056-5003. Other. Founded 1988. Contact: Kevin Beckwith, Campus Dir., (801)773-4692, (801)777-9992, Fax: (801)776-4180, E-mail: hill@mail.park.edu, Web Site: http://www.park.edu; www.park.edu/hill/. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies by program. Enrollment: Total 550. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: NCA-HLC. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (2 & 4 Yr); Computer Information Science (4 Yr); Computer Science (2 & 4 Yr); Criminal Justice (2 & 4 Yr); Health Care & Management (4 Yr); Management (2 & 4 Yr); Office Management (2 Yr); Personnel Management (4 Yr)

KAYSVILLE

Davis Applied Technology College

550 E. 300 S., Kaysville, UT 84037-2699. Trade and Technical. Contact: Michael Bouwhuis, Campus President, (801)593-2500, (801)593-2332, Fax: (801)593-2400, E-mail: datcinfo@datc.net, Web Site: http://www.datc.net. Public. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $2,982. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate.

LAYTON

Fran Brown College of Beauty

521 W. 600 N., Layton, UT 84041. Cosmetology. Founded 1980. Contact: Fran Brown, Owner, (801)546-1377, E-mail: franschool@uswest.net, Web Site: http://www.franschool.com; Web Site: http://www.franschool.com/do_it_right/contact_us.htm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $6,000. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Cosmetology; Esthetician

Utah College of Massage Therapy - Layton Auxiliary Classroom

1992 W. Antelope Dr., Ste. 3D, Layton, UT 84041. Trade and Technical. Founded 1986. Contact: Kyle Garrett, (801)779-0300, 800-617-3302, Fax: (801)779-0330, Web Site: http://www.ucmt.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $8,900-$13,240. Enrollment: Total 1,100. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACCET. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (7-12 Mo)

LINDON

Utah College of Massage Therapy - Utah Valley Branch

135 S. State St., Ste. 12, Lindon, UT 84042. Trade and Technical. Founded 1986. Contact: Cassandra Cronin, (801)796-0300, 888-496-0300, Fax: (801)796-0309, Web Site: http://www.ucmt.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $9,000-$14,000. Enrollment: Total 1,100. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACCET. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (7-12 Mo)

LOGAN

Beau La Reine College of Beauty

1093-1/2 N. Main St., Logan, UT 84341. Cosmetology. Contact: Gayle Jensen, Dir., (435)752-8688. Private. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $4,500.

Bridgerland Applied Technology College

1301 N. 600 W., Logan, UT 84321. Trade and Technical. Founded 1971. Contact: Dr. Richard L. Maughan, President, (435)753-6780, (866)701-1100, Fax: (435)752-2016, E-mail: studentservices@bridgerlandatc.org, Web Site: http://bridgerlandatc.org. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 4,500. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Automotive Collision Repair; Automotive Technology; Building Construction Technology; Business Technology; Cosmetology; Culinary Arts; Dental Assisting; Diesel Technology; Drafting Technology; E-Commerce; Electronics, Industrial; Fashion Merchandising; Industrial Maintenance; Interior Design; Machine Shop; Meat Cutting; Medical Assistant; Medical Transcription; Nursing, Practical; Pharmacy Technician; Secretarial, Science; Truck Driving; Welding Technology

New Horizons Beauty

550 N. Main, Logan, UT 84321. Cosmetology. Founded 1989. Contact: Rosalind Wood, Pres., (435)753-9779, Fax: (435)792-3225, E-mail: rozwood@pcu.net, Web Site: http://www.newhorizonsbeautycollege.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Hour. Tuition: $4,500. Enrollment: Total 46. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr); Nail Technology

Utah State University

University Hill, Logan, UT 84322. Other. Founded 1888. (801)752-7553. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Quarter. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Curriculum: Aeronautics; Aerospace; Agriculture, General; Drafting Technology; Industrial Technology; Medical Technology; Welding Technology

MURRAY

Hairitage College of Beauty

5414 S.900 E., Murray, UT 84117. Cosmetology. Contact: Rodney Smith, Administrator, (801)266-4693. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $7,500. Enrollment: Total 68.

ITT Technical Institute

920 West LeVoy Dr., Murray, UT 84123. Trade and Technical.(801)263-3313, 800-365-2136, Web Site: http://www.itt-tech.edu; Web Site: http://www.itttech.edu/contact/form.cfm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $14,196 per year. Enrollment: Total 706. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: ACICS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Computer Aided Drafting & Design (96 Credits); Computer Networking (96 Credits); Electrical Engineering Technology (96 Credits); Multimedia Design (96 Credits); Software Development/Engineering (96 Credits); Web Development (96 Credits)

Spectra Insurance Education Institute

4901 S. State St., Ste. J, Murray, UT 84107. Trade and Technical. Founded 1988. Contact: Lawrence E. Geisler, (801)269-9992, Fax: (801)268-0471. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies with courses selected. Enrollment: Total 10. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Insurance, Fire & Casualty; Insurance, Life & Disability

OGDEN

Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy

3500 Harrison Blvd. No. 102, Ogden, UT 84403. Contact: Craig Anderson, Director, (801)627-8227, Web Site: http://oimt.net. Private. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $7,706. Degrees awarded: Certificate.

Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College

200 N. Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT 84404-4089. Trade and Technical. Contact: Brent Wallis, Regional president, (801)627-8300, (801)627-8304, Web Site: http://www.owatc.com. Public. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $1,756. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate.

Stacey's Hands of Champions

3721 S. 250 W., Ogden, UT 84405. Cosmetology. Founded 1984. Contact: Fay Stacey, President, (801)394-5718, E-mail: info@staceyscollege.com, Web Site: http://staceyscollege.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $6,700 cosmetology; $1,300 nail technician; $4,700 basic esthetics course. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr.); Esthetician (600 Hr.); Nail Technology (200 Hr.)

Stevens Henager College

1350 W. 1890 So., Ogden, UT 84401. Other. Founded 1891. Contact: Vicky Dewsnup, (801)394-7791, 800-622-2640, E-mail: vdewsnup@jaguar-mail.com, Web Site: http://stevenshenager.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $26,000-$48,000 per program. Enrollment: Total 400. Degrees awarded: Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: ACCSCT; CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Data Processing; Hospitality; Information Sciences Technology; Medical Assistant; Secretarial, Executive; Secretarial, Legal; Travel & Tourism; Word Processing

Weber State University

3750 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84408. Other. Founded 1889. Contact: Dr. Christopher Rivera, Dir. of Admissions, (801)626-6067, (801)626-7670, 800-626-6000, Fax: (801)626-6747, E-mail: recruit1@weber.edu, Web Site: http://www.weber.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $2,573 in-state; $9,008 non-resident; $592 fees (annual); $3,600-$4,600 room and board. Enrollment: Total 10,669. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Archaeological Technology (2 Yr); Automotive Collision Repair (2 Yr); Automotive Technology (2 Yr); Biomedical Technology (3 Yr); Business Education (2 Yr); Business Technology (2 Yr); Chemical Technology (2 Yr); Computer Engineering (2 Yr); Computer Graphics (2 Yr); Computer Science (2 Yr); Construction Management (2 Yr); Criminal Justice (2 Yr); Dental Hygiene (2 Yr); Distributive Education (2 Yr); Early Childhood Education (2 Yr); Emergency Medical Technology (2 Yr); Engineering Technology, Mechanical (2 Yr); General Studies (2 Yr); Health Information Technology (2 Yr); Information Systems (2 Yr); Interior Design (2 Yr); Manufacturing Technology (2 Yr); Merchandising (2 Yr); Nursing, Practical (1 Yr); Nursing, R.N. (2 Yr); Paramedic (1 Yr); Radiologic Technology (2 Yr); Respiratory Therapy (2 Yr); Sales (2 Yr); Telecommunications Technology (2 Yr)

WSU Nursing Department

3903 University Cir., Ogden, UT 84408-3903. Other. Founded 1953. Contact: Dr. Catherine Earl, Dept. Chair, (801)626-6134, (801)626-6142, Fax: (801)626-6397, E-mail: jdaly@weber.edu, Web Site: http://weber.edu/Nursing/default.html; Judith Joy, Admissions Advisor, E-mail: healthprofessions@weber.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,316 for 12 credit hours. Enrollment: Total 580. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NLNAC; NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Nursing, Practical (2 Sm); Nursing, R.N. (4 Sm)

OREM

Stevens-Henager College of Business

1476 S. Sandhill Rd., Orem, UT 84058. Business. Founded 1891.(801)375-5455, 800-622-2640, Fax: (801)375-9836, Web Site: http://www.stevenshenager.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Month. Tuition: $8,900. Enrollment: men 60, women 100. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: ACICS; ACCSCT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (10 Mo); Business Management (19 Mo); Hospitality; Medical Assistant (12 Mo); Office Administration (10 Mo); Personal Computing (19 Mo); Radiologic Technology; Secretarial, Legal (12 Mo)

Utah Valley Community College

800 W. University Pkwy., Orem, UT 84058. Two-Year College. Founded 1941. Contact: Liz Childs, Dir. of Admissions, (801)863-8000, (801)863-4636, E-mail: instantinfo@uvsc.edu, Web Site: http://www.uvsc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Semester. Tuition: Varies by hours; starts at $166 for.5 hr for residents, $516 non-residents (includes fees). Enrollment: men 4,221, women 3,665. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma, Associate. Accreditation: NCAHLC. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Air Conditioning & Refrigeration; Art; Automotive Collision Repair; Automotive Technology; Aviation Technology; Banking & Finance; Building Construction Technology; Cabinet & Mill Work; Commercial Art; Communications, Commercial; Computer Information Science; Computer Technology; Construction Management; Drafting Technology; Early Childhood Education; Electronics Technology; Engineering Technology; Engineering Technology, Computer; English As A Second Language; Environmental Health; Fashion Merchandising; Fire Science; Geology; Graphic Arts; Hospitality; Legal Assistant; Machine Technology; Machine Tool & Die; Machine Tool Programming Technology; Mathematics; Mechanics, Diesel; Music; Nursing, Practical; Nursing, R.N.; Nursing, Vocational; Office Administration; Office Technology; Paralegal; Physical Education; Power Lineman; Robotics; Theatre Arts; Welding Technology

PRICE

College of Eastern Utah

Cosmetology/Barber Dept., 451 East 400 N., Price, UT 84501. Cosmetology. Founded 1937. Contact: Debbie Prichard, Cosmetology Instructor, (435)637-2120, (435)613-5302, Fax: (435)613-5801, E-mail: todd.olsen@ceu.edu, Web Site: http://www.ceu.edu/. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $870 per semester - fees included. Enrollment: Total 70. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Barbering; Cosmetology (2000 Hr)

College of Eastern Utah

451 East 400 N, Price, UT 84501. Two-Year College. Founded 1937. Contact: Bill Osborn, Asst. Dean, (435)637-2120, (435)613-5611, 800-336-2381, Fax: (435)613-5814, E-mail: admissions@ceu.edu, bill.osborn@ceu.edu, Web Site: http://www.ceu.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,505/year in-state; $6,309/year out-of-state. Enrollment: men 1,298, women 1,388. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Animal Science, General; Art; Auto Mechanics; Biological Technology; Business; Business Management; Chemical Technology; Commercial Art; Communications Technology; Computer Aided Design; Computer Information Science; Construction Technology; Cosmetology; Criminal Justice; Diesel Technology; Drafting Technology; Early Childhood Specialist; Electronics Technology; Engineering Technology; English As A Second Language; Forestry Technology; Geology; Graphic Arts; Heavy Equipment; Language; Language Arts; Mathematics; Mining Technology; Music; Nursing, R.N.; Physical Education; Secretarial, General; Theatre Arts; Welding Technology

PROVO

American Institute of Medical-Dental Technology (Provo)

1675 N. Freedom Blvd., Bldg. 3, Provo, UT 84604. Allied Medical. Founded 1979. Contact: Connie Garland, (801)377-2900, 800-377-2907, Fax: (801)375-3077, E-mail: provo@americaninstitute.edu, Web Site: http://www.americaninstitute.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $7,000-$10,500. Enrollment: Total 300. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: ABHES; ADA; CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Dental Assisting (38 Wk); Dental Laboratory Technology (40 Wk); Medical Assistant (34 Wk); Pharmacy Technician (34 Wk); Secretarial, Medical (34 Wk)

Bon Losee Academy of Hair Artistry

2230 N. University Pkwy, Provo, UT 84604. Cosmetology. Contact: Norma Child, Financial aid, (801)375-8000, Fax: (801)375-6300, E-mail: info@bonlosee.com, Web Site: http://bonlosee.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $9800 Cosmetology/Barber; $5000 Basic Esthetics; $8600 Master Esthetics. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr.); Esthetician (600 Hr.)

Provo College

1450 W. 820 N., Provo, UT 84601. Two-Year College. Contact: Gordon C. Peters, President, (801)375-1861, (801)818-8900, Web Site: http://www.provocollege.com. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $8,100 in-state. Enrollment: Total 548. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: ARCEST; ADA; APTA. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Business Management; Computer Networking; Computer Programming; Criminal Justice; Dental Assisting; Graphic Design; Hospital Management; Massage Therapy; Medical Assistant; Nursing; Office Administration; Pharmacy Technician; Physical Therapy Aide

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center

1034 N. 500 W., Provo, UT 84604. Allied Medical. Founded 1942. Contact: Dottie Winterton, Dir., (801)357-7850, Web Site: http://intermountainhealthcare.org. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $350. Enrollment: Total 24. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid not available. Placement service not available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Radiologic Technology (24 Mo)

ROOSEVELT

Uintah Basin Applied Technology College, Roosevelt Campus

1100 E. Lagoon St., (124-5), Roosevelt, UT 84066. Trade and Technical. Founded 1972. Contact: Bob Naylor, VP Student Affairs, (435)722-4523, 888-723-4523, Fax: (435)722-5804, E-mail: bob@ubatc.org, Web Site: http://www.ubatc.tec.ut.us. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $1 per hour. Enrollment: Total 3,934. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting Technology (800 Hr); Automotive Technology (1080 Hr); Building Trades (600 Hr); Business Technology (900 Hr); Computer Aided Design (1500 Hr); Computer Operator (600 Hr); Computer Technology (900 Hr); Customer Service (200 Hr); Diesel Technology (600 Hr); Electrical Technology (9 Mo); Emergency Medical Technology (150 Hr); Executive Assistant (800 Hr); Farm Management Technology (12 Mo); Medical Assistant (1366 Hr); Medical Office Management (900 Hr); Medical Transcription (929 Hr); Nurses Aide (100 Hr); Nursing, Practical (1440 Hr); Police Science; Truck Driving (15 Wk)

ST. GEORGE

Dixie State College

225 S. 700 East, St. George, UT 84770. Two-Year College. Founded 1911. Contact: Keit Kelsh, Dir., (435)652-7749, (435)652-7706, Fax: (435)652-7873, E-mail: admit@dixie.edu, Web Site: http://www.dixie.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $992/semester resident; $3,695/semester non-resident; $1,244/semester room and board. Enrollment: Total 3,531. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: FAA; NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting & Business Administration (2 Yr); Aircraft Flight Instruction, Basic Ground; Automotive Technology; Aviation Technology; Building Construction Technology; Data Processing (1 Yr); Drafting, Architectural; Drafting Technology; Electronics Technology; Graphic Arts; Interior Design; Machine Shop; Marketing (2 Yr); Mechanical Drafting; Metal Trades Technology; Secretarial, General; Solar Energy; Textile Technology

SALT LAKE CITY

AAA Truck Driver Training

2330 So. Main St. Ste. 4, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Trade and Technical. Founded 1974. Contact: Bob Napoli, (801)486-4377, Fax: (801)466-3720. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Month. Tuition: $2,500. Enrollment: Total 72. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Truck Driving (120 Hr)

California College for Health Sciences

5295 South Commerce Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Correspondence. Founded 1977. Contact: Carl B. Barney, CEO, (619)477-4800, 800-791-7353, Fax: 888-724-6652, E-mail: stuserv@cchs.edu, Web Site: http://www.cchs.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 8,000. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: ACCSCT; DETC; CAAHEP. Financial aid not available. Curriculum: Early Childhood Specialist; Electro-Encephalograph Technology; Medical Transcription; Respiratory Therapy

Certified Careers Institute

1385 W. 2200 South, Ste. 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84119. Allied Medical. Founded 1983. Contact: Bryan Richards, (801)973-7008, 800-557-1423, Fax: (801)973-6070, E-mail: brichards@cciutah.edu, Web Site: http://www.cciutah.edu; Web Site: http://www.cciutah.edu/contact.php. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Hour. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: men 138, women 112. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: ACCSCT. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Dental Assisting (8 Mo); Massage Therapy (8 Mo); Medical Assistant (8 Mo); Medical Office Management (8 Mo); Office Management (8 Mo)

Eagle Gate College

405 South Main St., Ste. 130, Salt Lake City, UT 84123. Trade and Technical. Founded 1979. Contact: Linda Smurthwaite, VP, (801)287-9640, (866)622-6263, Web Site: http://eaglegatecollege.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $8,100. Enrollment: Total 100. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACICS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General (18 Mo); Business Management (18 Mo); Computer Networking (18 Mo); Court Reporting (3 Yr); Dental Assisting (18 Mo); Medical Assistant (18 Mo); Medical Billing (18 Mo); Medical Coding Specialist (18 Mo); Pharmacy Technician (18 Mo)

Everest College

3280 W. 3500 S., Salt Lake City, UT 84119. Two-Year College, Business. Founded 1996. Contact: Larry Banks, President, (801)840-4800, 888-741-4270, Fax: (801)969-0828, E-mail: info@everest-college.com, Web Site: http://www.everest-college.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Month. Tuition: $10,808; $750 books and supplies. Enrollment: Total 935. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: ACICS; CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting & Business Administration; Accounting, General; Business; Computer Information Systems; Criminal Justice; Massage Therapy; Medical Administrative Assistant; Medical Assistant; Medical Insurance Specialist; Paralegal; Pharmacy Technician; Surgical Technology; Travel & Tourism

Healing Mountain Massage School

455 S.300 E. Ste. 103, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3232. Other. Founded 1997. Contact: Randall J. Nikola, School Dir., (801)355-6300, 800-407-3251, Fax: (801)350-0119, Web Site: http://www.healingmountain.org; Web Site: http://www.healingmountain.org/index.php?a=contact. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $9300. Enrollment: Total 8. Degrees awarded: Associate. Accreditation: ABHES. Placement service available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (720 Hr)

June Morris School of Travel

240 E. Morris Ave., (2430 South), Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Trade and Technical. Founded 1984. Contact: Cheryl Burton, (801)483-6417, 800-888-6699, Fax: (801)483-6677, E-mail: hqleisure@morrismurdock.com, Web Site: http://www.morrismurdock.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Term: Other. Tuition: $1,325. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Travel & Tourism (10 Wk)

LDS Business College

411 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1392. Business, Two-Year College, Allied Medical. Founded 1886. Contact: Renae L. Richards, Dir. of Enrollment, (801)524-8100, 800-999-5767, Fax: (801)524-1900, E-mail: admissions@ldsbc.edu, cnelson@ldsbc.edu, Web Site: http://www.ldsbc.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,240 per semester. Enrollment: men 460, women 840. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Accreditation: AAMAE; NWCCU. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting & Business Administration (2 Yr); Administrative Assistant (2 Yr); Bookkeeping (1 Yr); Computer Technology (2 Yr); Interior Design (2 Yr); Medical Assistant (1 Yr); Medical Office Management (1 Yr); Sales (1 Yr)

Myotherapy College of Utah

1174 E. 2700 S., Ste. 19, Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Trade and Technical. Founded 1987. Contact: Vaughn L. Belnap, President/Director, (801)484-7624, 800-511-5735, Web Site: http://www.myotherapycollege.com; Web Site: http://www.myotherapycollege.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $7,585 in-state. Enrollment: Total 107. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACCSCT. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy

O'Brien Schools - Real Estate, Insurance, Appraisal, Securities

716 E. 4500 S., Ste. 5260, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Trade and Technical. Founded 1979. Contact: Hamid Hosseini, Director, (801)266-5613, 800-204-2466, Fax: (801)266-5623, E-mail: www.c21hamid@msn.com, Web Site: http://www.century21saltlake.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: Varies. Enrollment: Total 400. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid not available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Real Estate Appraisal (75 Hr); Real Estate, Basic (90 Hr)

SAGE Technical Services

2140 North Redwood Rd., No. 90, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. Trade and Technical.877-724-3211, E-mail: corporate@sageschools.com, Web Site: http://www.sageschools.com; Web Site: http://www.sageschools.com/sagecontact_sage.htm. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $1,925-$4,035.Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Heavy Equipment (150 Hr); Tractor Trailer Operators Training (150 Hr)

St. Mark's Hospital Central Processing

1100 East, 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124. Allied Medical. Founded 1983. Contact: Deloa Pitt, (801)268-7000. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Tuition: $225. Enrollment: Total 25. Curriculum: Medical Technology; Radiologic Technology

Salt Lake Community College

4600 South Redwood Rd., PO Box 30808, Salt Lake City, UT 84130. Two-Year College. Founded 1948. Contact: Debbie Summers, Research Contact, (801)957-4240, (801)957-4111, Fax: (801)957-4444, E-mail: debbie.summers@slcc.edu, Web Site: http://www.slcc.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Semester. Tuition: $1,087/semester for resident students 15 credits, includes fees; rate is charged per credit hour. Enrollment: men 12,616, women 12,109. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate, Diploma. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Accounting, General; Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration; Architectural Technology; Automotive Collision Repair; Automotive Technology; Aviation Technology; Barbering; Business; Business Management; Carpentry; Chef Training; Computer Information Science; Computer Science; Construction Management; Cosmetology; Criminal Justice; Dental Hygiene; Diesel Technology; Economics & Business Administration; Engineering; Environmental Technology; Family Living Specialist; Finance; General Studies; Health Occupations; Human Services; Marketing Management; Medical Assistant; Medical Laboratory Technology; Music; Nondestructive Testing Technology; Nursing, R.N.; Occupational Therapy Assistant; Paralegal; Physical Therapy Aide; Radiologic Technology; Surgical Technology; Surveying; Welding Technology

Salt Lake Community College-Skills Center

1575 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Two-Year College. Contact: Dr. Cynthia Bioteau, President, (801)957-3354, (801)957-3339, Web Site: http://www.slcc.edu/pages/1827.asp. Public. Coed. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $238. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NWCCU. Financial aid available. Placement service available.

Salt Lake Tooele Applied Technology College

1655 East 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Trade and Technical. Contact: Linda Fife, President, (801)493-8700, (801)493-8710, E-mail: studentservices@sltatc.org, lfife@sltatc.org, Web Site: http://www.sltatc.org. Coed.

Sherman Kendall's Academy

2230 S. 7th, E., Salt Lake City, UT 84106. Cosmetology. Founded 1994. Contact: Mary Vee, (801)486-0101, Fax: (801)486-4722, E-mail: info4ska@aol.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $9,000. Enrollment: Total 85. Degrees awarded: Diploma. Accreditation: NACCAS. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr)

Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare

2121 South 230 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Trade and Technical. Contact: Susan Tullis, Dir., (801)530-0001, E-mail: info@skinworks.com, Web Site: http://www.skin-works.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $4,700. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Financial aid available. Curriculum: Esthetician (600 Hr)

University of Utah Medical Center

50 N. Medical Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84132. Allied Medical. Founded 1945. Contact: James Behnke, Dir., (801)581-2945, (801)581-2121, Fax: (801)585-5350, E-mail: jim.behnke@hsc.utah.edu, Web Site: http://www.uuhsc.utah.edu. Public. Coed. HS diploma required. Term: Year. Tuition: $1,200. Enrollment: Total 35. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: CAAHEP. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Radiation Therapy Technology (2 Yr); Radiologic Technology (2 Yr)

Utah College of Massage Therapy

25 S. 300 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84111-1606. Trade and Technical. Founded 1986. Contact: Kyle Garrett, (801)521-3330, 800-617-3302, Fax: (801)521-3339, E-mail: info@ucmt.com, Web Site: http://www.ucmt.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Varies with Program. Tuition: $8,900-$13,240. Enrollment: Total 1,100. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Accreditation: ACCET. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities available. Curriculum: Massage Therapy (7-12 Mo)

Violin Making School of America

308 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Trade and Technical. Founded 1972. Contact: Peter Prier, (801)364-3651, 800-801-3651, Fax: (801)364-3652, E-mail: info@prierviolins.com, Web Site: http://www.prierviolins.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Other. Tuition: $9,000 per year. Enrollment: Total 17. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Approved: Vet. Admin. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Handicapped facilities not available. Curriculum: Luthiery

SANDY

Francois D. Hair Academy

111 W. 9000 S., Sandy, UT 84070. Two-Year College, Cosmetology. Contact: Jeff Downward, President, (801)561-2244, (801)699-0788, Web Site: http://www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com/schools/francois. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $8,500. Enrollment: Total 63. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Accreditation: NACCAS. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr); Esthetician

ST GEORGE

Hairitage Hair Academy

175 W. 900 S9, St George, UT 84770-0000. Cosmetology. Contact: Margi Smith, Owner, (435)673-5233, Fax: (435)652-9833. Private. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $6,500. Curriculum: Cosmetology (2000 Hr)

VERNAL

R. I. Merrell Institute of Bootmaking

3400 N. 3500 W., Vernal, UT 84078. Trade and Technical. Founded 1982. Contact: Randy Merrell, (801)789-3079, Fax: (801)789-5151, E-mail: randy@merrellfootlab.com, Web Site: http://www.randymerrell.com. Private. Coed. HS diploma not required. Out-of-state students accepted. Housing available. Term: Week. Tuition: $1,995. Enrollment: Total 8. Degrees awarded: Certificate. Curriculum: Shoe Building (2 Wk)

Uintah Basin Applied Technology College, Vernal Campus

559 N. 1700 W., Vernal, UT 84078-8200. Trade and Technical. Contact: Paul Hacking, President, (435)789-1942, E-mail: paul@ubatc.org, Web Site: http://ubatc.org; Web Site: http://www.ubatc.net/contact.php. Public. Coed. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $1,593. Enrollment: Total 284. Degrees awarded: Certificate, Associate. Financial aid available.

WEST JORDAN

Utah Career College

1902 W. 7800 S., West Jordan, UT 84088. Two-Year College, Trade and Technical, Nursing, Business. Contact: Terry Myhre, President, (801)304-4224, (866)304-4224, Fax: (801)304-4229, Web Site: http://www.utahcollege.edu. Private. Coed. HS diploma required. Housing not available. Term: Quarter. Tuition: $12,840 in-state. Enrollment: Total 529. Degrees awarded: Associate, Certificate. Accreditation: ACCSCT; CAAHEP. Financial aid available. Placement service available. Curriculum: Business Administration; Health Information Technology; Legal Administration; Massage Therapy; Medical Assistant; Nursing; Paralegal; Pharmacy Technician; Veterinary Technology

WEST VALLEY CITY

Premier Hair Academy

4062 S.4000 W., West Valley City, UT 84120. Contact: Alisia Farfan, Manager owner, (801)966-8414. Private. Housing not available. Term: Other. Tuition: $5,550. Degrees awarded: Associate.