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Lake Tahoe Community College

Lake Tahoe Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in South Lake Tahoe, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,087 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 2,519 and it offers 27 programs. By program type, it has 1 1-year certificate, 26 2-years certificate, and 41 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 208 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Lake Tahoe Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Lake Tahoe Community College is $9,087 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Lake Tahoe Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
56% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,165 (exclude student loans).
LTCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,087
Average Financial Amount$2,165

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Lake Tahoe Community College offers 27 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 208 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Lake Tahoe Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate100
2 Years Certificate26016
Total270208

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 16 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 192 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Total0
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕0-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕0-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕3-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕2-
Human Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Photography✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Drawing✕2-
Sculpture✕0-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕2-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Total16
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Environmental Studies✕1-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕0-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕0-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕5-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 2 completers-
English Language and Literature✕2-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕7-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Mathematics✕3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕33-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕3-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Psychology✕19-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕13-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕4-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕3-
Human Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Social Sciences✕38-
Anthropology✕1-
Geography✕1-
Sociology✕21-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕3-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 24 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕21-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕2-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕1-
Total192

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,519 students are attending at Lake Tahoe Community College. There are 34 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 133 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 (5.88%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 111 (full-time) and 152 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Lake Tahoe Community College is 38% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 44% at the school.
LTCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population2,519
Graduation Rate38%
Number of Faculty167
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1

Student Population at LTCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,024 students enrolled into Lake Tahoe Community College. By gender, 1,241 male and 783 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Lake Tahoe Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Lake Tahoe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0241,241783
Full-time606328278
Part-tme1,418913505
There are 836 White (41.30%), 146 Black/African American (7.21%), 704 Hispanic (34.78%), 126 Asian (6.23%), and 905 students with other races attending Lake Tahoe Community College. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Lake Tahoe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0241,241783
American Indian/Native American18126
Asian1267155
Black/African American14613115
Hispanic704457247
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander11101
White836453383
Two More994554
Un-Known654916
Non-resident Alien19136
Lake Tahoe Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,189 students (58.75% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 330 students (16.30% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Lake Tahoe Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Lake Tahoe Community College
Number of Students
Total2,024
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,189
Enrolled Some Online Courses330
Not in Online Courses505
By age range, at Lake Tahoe Community College, 426 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.05% of total students), 386 students are aged below 20 (19.07%), 184 students are aged above 50 (15.02%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Lake Tahoe Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,0241,241783
Under 18883553
Age 18-19298170128
Age 20-21230112118
Age 22-2419610591
Age 25-29314203111
Age 30-3427820078
Age 35-3919212765
Age 40-4924416876
Age 50-6415210250
Over 64321913

Directory and Accreditation Information

Lake Tahoe Community College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1979 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Lake Tahoe Community College.
One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA
530-541-4660
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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