Weber State Serving More Students throughout Davis County

Home to Wildcats from all walks of life, Weber State University serves nearly 30,000 students and offers 225+ degree programs, including 20 graduate degrees. Roughly half of those students live, work and raise families right here in Davis County.

Weber State makes it easier for those students to pursue higher education – whether fresh out of high school, starting school again after starting a family, or taking that next step to advance their career. The university offers affordable tuition, small classes and plenty of opportunities for financial aid and scholarships.

And for residents of Davis County, WSU Davis and Farmington Station bring those opportunities closer to home.

Conveniently located in Layton and Clearfield, just outside the south gate of Hill Air Force Base, WSU Davis sits on more than 100 acres overlooking the Great Salt Lake and beautiful Wasatch Mountains. WSU Davis offers courses and programs that build on each other, making for a smooth transition from two-year degrees to graduate degrees.

The Davis campus also provides a full range of services, including admissions, financial aid and scholarships, advising, computer labs, a library, a testing center, tutoring, veteran services, counseling, a fitness center, a bookstore and a ballroom that can be used for campus and community events.

Also serving Davis residents is Weber State Farmington Station, an 11,000-square-foot space nestled in the heart of southern Davis County. This location offers bright, modern classroom space centered in the community’s burgeoning shopping, dining and business district. Here, students can take general education through master’s level classes in education and health administration.

Weber State is Utah’s foremost provider of health professionals, including nurses, dental hygienists, radiologic technologists, medical laboratory scientists and more. Right here in Davis County, nursing students have access to award-winning faculty and hands-on education with the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing’s presence at WSU Davis, shaping professionals who are confident and ready to join the healthcare workforce upon graduation.

Weber State also continues to be a leader in supporting Utah’s aerospace and defense ecosystem.

“Our engineering and computer science programs cannot produce graduates fast enough to keep up with the demand from our aerospace and defense industry partners,” said WSU President Brad Mortensen.

In September, WSU opened the new Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center near the west gate of Hill Air Force Base. The MARS Center connects Hill AFB with academic, government and industry partners and will help WSU students in engineering and computer science to become leading experts in technology that provides innovative solutions to real-world problems in national defense and beyond.

Today, WSU continues to serve the next generation of Utah by graduating more than 100 teachers annually, many of whom go on to work in Davis and Morgan school districts and NUAMES Early College High School. Weber State maintains a strong partnership with the Davis Technical College in providing targeted career and technical education pathways, helping students move from university to high-wage jobs seamlessly.

Weber State also recognizes that demographics in Davis County are changing, with 10 percent of the population identifying as Hispanic or Latino. To better reflect the diversity that exists in the community and help meet increasing workforce demands, WSU has set a goal to become an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution, which means growing the number of students who identify as Hispanic or Latino to 15% by 2025.

Weber State University continues to seek out opportunities to serve students in the convenience of their own community and foster partnerships with local businesses that will meet the growing needs of Davis County.