Physical Facilities
The Neumont College of Computer Science campus and corporate offices are located at 143 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. The Neumont tower, a downtown historic landmark, is a 12-story building originally known as the Ezra Thompson Building. The building was built on the site of the Salt Lake House, a home station for Pony Express riders. When the Pony Express shut down, the Salt Lake House continued as a hotel and saloon.
In 1924, the current high-rise building was constructed and named for its developer, who also was a three-term Salt Lake City mayor. The building housed office suites until the late 1930s, when it was sold to the Salt Lake Tribune Publishing Company. The newspaper staff occupied the building until 2005. In 2012, Neumont began an ambitious building-remodeling project, creating a college environment conducive to learning cutting-edge technology. In 2013, Neumont moved from its suburban office complex into the remodeled facility.
Classrooms, student common areas, and faculty and administrative offices occupy the lower level, street level, and floors 2 through 4. Floors 5 through 11 are 42 fully-furnished student apartments used exclusively for housing current Neumont students. Classrooms, found in the basement and on the second and third floors, have dedicated projectors, whiteboards, and a dense Wi-Fi network to meet the demands of Neumont’s tech-oriented students.
The academic philosophy at Neumont revolves around principles of student engagement and active learning. As such, traditional large lecture halls with hundreds of students are not part of the Neumont model. The Neumont campus features numerous rooms and breakout areas where small teams of students work collaboratively on class projects or other assignments. In larger classrooms where instruction takes place, the average student seat count is 38 with a maximum of 60 seats in the largest classroom on campus.
The common student area on the first floor is open and furnished with tables and chairs to accommodate students during their free periods. A virtual tour of the campus can be found at https://tour.neumont.edu/.