Lake Tahoe Community College, CA

Public2-Year • SmallAssociate's College • Transfer and Vocational • Largely Non-Traditional StudentsOpen AdmissionsMain Campus
One College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 541-4660

Lake Tahoe Community College Rankings

Affordability91
Retention4
Graduation1
Earnings6
Diversity77
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Academics

Academics at Lake Tahoe Community College

-Bachelor’s
54%Associate’s
46%Certificate
AssocHighest Degree

Share of Graduates by Field of Study

Business, Management, Marketing13%
Communications Technologies1%
Computer and Information Sciences1%
Engineering Technologies3%
English Language and Literature1%
Foreign Languages, Linguistics5%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences4%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting12%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities3%
Mathematics and Statistics3%
Multi-disciplinary Studies16%
Parks, Recreation, Fitness Studies5%
Personal and Culinary Services5%
Psychology7%
Public Administration and Social Service1%
Social Sciences19%
Visual and Performing Arts1%

Admissions

Getting into Lake Tahoe Community College

-Admission Rate
-Median SAT Math
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-Median ACT Composite

Typical Test Scores

Cost

Cost of Attending Lake Tahoe Community College

$1KIn-State Tuition
$8KOut-of-State Tuition
$13KAverage Total Cost
$7KAverage Net Cost

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolCAUS
$0–$30K$7K$16K$14K
$30K–$48K$7K$16K$15K
$48K–$75K$8K$19K$17K
$75K–$110K$10K$21K$19K

Debt

Typical Debt after Lake Tahoe Community College

-Receive Federal Loans
$4KMedian Federal Debt
55%Repayment Rate
-Median Payment

Received Financial Aid

Family IncomeSchoolCAUS
$0–$30K 73%63%57%
$30K–$48K 16%16%16%
$48K–$75K 7%11%12%

Student Debt

CategorySchoolCAUS
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K$4K$11K$11K
The median debt for Pell students$4K$11K$12K
The median debt for no-Pell students$4K$10K$11K
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile$7K$16K$18K
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile$3K$6K$6K

Repayment Rates

PeriodSchoolCAUS
1-year after entering repayment 50%42%43%
3-years after entering repayment 55%47%46%
5-years after entering repayment 54%49%50%
7-years after entering repayment 42%53%55%

Completion

Completion Rates at Lake Tahoe Community College

53%Retention Rate
10%Transfer Rate
29%Withdrawal Rate
28%Graduation Rate

Graduation Rates by Time Taken

Time TakenSchoolCAUS
Within 4 Years 18%37%38%
Within 6 Years 28%60%55%
Within 8 Years 37%63%56%

Graduation Rates by Ethnicity

Ethnicity and NativitySchoolCAUS
Asian 33%59%53%
Caucasian 35%53%52%
Hispanic or Latino 29%51%47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 100%43%40%
Non-US citizens/residents 16%51%50%
Other race 33%48%44%

Outcomes

Outcomes after Lake Tahoe Community College

79%Employment Rate
$21KMedian Salary
$9K25 Pctl Salary
$34K75 Pctl Salary

Employment over Time

PeriodSchoolCAUS
Employed 6 years after enrollment 79%82%85%
Employed 7 years after enrollment 73%80%84%
Employed 8 years after enrollment 72%81%84%
Employed 9 years after enrollment 79%79%83%
Employed 10 years after enrollment 70%79%83%

Distribution of Earnings after Graduation

PercentileSchoolCAUS
10th percentile of earnings$3K$6K$7K
25th percentile of earnings$9K$16K$17K
50th percentile of earnings$21K$29K$29K
75th percentile of earnings$34K$45K$43K
90th percentile of earnings$45K$62K$57K

Median Earnings over Time

PeriodSchoolCAUS
Earnings 6 years after enrollment$21K$29K$29K
Earnings 8 years after enrollment$24K$34K$32K
Earnings 10 years after enrollment$26K$37K$35K

Students

Students at Lake Tahoe Community College

2,006Undergraduates
17%Full-time Undergrads
25Avg Entry Age
-Graduate Students

Enrollment by Gender

GenderSchoolCAUS
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 47%62%64%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 53%37%35%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity

Race and NativitySchoolCAUS
Asian 8%12%4%
Black 7%8%18%
Caucasian 49%25%49%
Hispanic or Latino 27%39%18%
Native American or Alaskan Native 1%1%1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1%1%<1%
Non-US citizens/residents 1%4%2%
Two or more races 5%4%3%
Other race 2%5%4%

Enrollment by Family Income

Family IncomeSchoolCAUS
$0–$30K 57%49%43%
$30K–$48K 25%20%18%

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