Lake Tahoe Community College: Narrative Description

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LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE I-8

One College Dr.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-4524
Tel: (530)541-4660; Admissions: (530)541-4660; Fax: (530)541-7852; Web Site: http://www.ltcc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of California Community College System. Awards transfer associate and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1975. Setting: 164-acre small town campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $4350 per student. Total enrollment: 3,700. 71% 25 or older. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Option: early admission. Required for some: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $4290 full-time, $110 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $444 full-time, $12 per unit part-time, $4 per term part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 8 open to all. Most popular organizations: Associated Student Council, Alpha Gamma Sigma, Foreign Language Club, Art Club, Performing Arts League. Major annual events: AIDS Awareness Day, Club Day, Multicultural Day. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Lake Tahoe Community College Library with 38,950 books, 382 serials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $307,421. 135 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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