Lake Tahoe Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Lake Tahoe Community College, also referred to as LTCC, is a community college located in South Lake Tahoe, California, United States. The college was established in the year 1975. It enrolls more than 3,000 students every quarter. The campus is spread across an area of 164 acres. It is also home to a 192-seat black box theater, a gymnasium, computer and art labs. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Lake Tahoe Community College boasts of an active student life. More than 15 student clubs and organizations are sponsored by the college. Among these are Alpha Gamma Sigma, Associated Student Council, Performing Arts League, and International Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mathematics, science, and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,347 in 2009-2010 (1,919 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 31% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (2 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education
• Health Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (109 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Photography

SCIENCE (21 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (8 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling