Columbia College-Salt Lake originally served the educational needs of military personnel at Fort Douglas and the Army National Guard Units in the area. After the base closed in 1989, the campus moved to a leased facility on 400 South Street in downtown Salt Lake City. To accommodate increasing enrollment numbers in 1997 the campus relocated to Decker Lake Drive. In order to improve accessibility and increase visibility, the campus moved again in June 2008 to its present location. Columbia College-Salt Lake is part of the college's Adult Higher Education network of 35 Nationwide Campuses across the country, including 18 on military bases.