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Lake Tahoe Community College

Lake Tahoe Community College was ranked #20 in the entire country for top community colleges in 2023!

LTCC is an evolving, dynamic California community college located in the heart of South Lake Tahoe. The waters and surrounding forests of Lake Tahoe are a national treasure, and LTCC’s campus is a microcosm of the entire region’s natural beauty. Located at 6,229 feet above sea level, LTCC is Northern California’s highest elevation college. This enthusiastic and friendly college community serves students from the bi-state, multi-jurisdictional Tahoe watershed area and includes many students from neighboring Nevada communities, other states in the country, and from around the world through our International Student Program.

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One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Setting: Rural

Housing Available: Yes

Enrollment at a Glance

5,579
Total Student Enrollment
16%
Full-time Students
84%
Part-time Students

College Outcomes

259
Certificates Awarded
372
Degrees Awarded
74%
Employed in Field of Study

Infographic data from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Management Information Systems Data Mart: Annual/Term Student Count Report (Fall 2024); Students FTES (Fall 2024); Program Awards (2024-2025); and Data Vista SWP Dashboard – Job Closely Related to Field of Study for CTE, 2021-2022 cohort. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

Fall 2024 Student Counts & Full-time/Part-time (Unit Load) Status Summary Report. Source: California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Management Information Systems Data Mart (MIS)

Fall 2022. Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Employed in Field of Study: Among CTE students who responded to the CTE Outcomes Survey and who did not transfer to a postsecondary institution, the % who reported that they are working in a job very closely or closely related to their field of study. (Source: DataMart)

Certificates Awarded: Number of certifications conferred in 2024-2025 across all programs (Source: DataMart)

Degrees Awarded: Number of Associates degrees conferred in 2024-2024 across all programs (DataMart: MIS)