Lake Tahoe Community College — College Profile

About

Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is best known for its stunning alpine location in South Lake Tahoe, where the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains and Lake Tahoe basin serve as hands-on living laboratories. The college features standout academic programs in wilderness education and outdoor leadership, forestry, environmental science, fire academy training, and culinary arts, alongside seamless transfer pathways to the UC and CSU systems. Student life is deeply shaped by an active, outdoor-centric culture, with LTCC distinguishing itself as one of the few California community colleges to offer on-campus student apartments and accessible four-year degree pathways through its Lisa Maloff University Center.

Wikipedia:Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is a public community college in South Lake Tahoe, California. It was established in 1975. At an altitude of 6,229 feet (1,899 m), it is at the highest elevation of any college in the state.

Location

South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150 · Rural campus

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Nearest airport from college

SMF · Sacramento

89 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$1,131$11,103

Housing & food (on campus)$13,425$13,425

Books & supplies$4,095$4,095

Cost of attendance$17,666$27,638 est.

Average net price$8,516Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$11,103

In-state: $1,131

Housing & food (on campus)$13,425

Books & supplies$4,095

Cost of attendance$27,638 est.

In-state: $17,666

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $8,516

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$8,025

$30–48k

$8,109

$48–75k

$9,140

$75–110k

$12,861

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

43%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

35% graduated · 22% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 43% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$30,695

10 yrs after entry$36,657

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% graduate within 6 yrs.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 62%Women 38%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

25 : 1

Pell grant

13%

First-gen

47%

Family income

$13,517

Independent

57%

Age at entry

25.0

Part-time

80%

Race & ethnicity

White

40%

Hispanic

30%

Black

Asian

Two or more

AI/AN

Unknown

14%

Varsity sports

CCCAA · EADA 2024-25

Cross Country
Men's · Women's
Soccer
Men's · Women's
Track and Field (Outdoor)
Men's · Women's

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$4M

Full-time faculty

17%

Faculty salary

$10,705/mo

Teaching spend

$6,942

per student

Federal loans

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — mixed transfer/career

Undergraduate profile