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Lake Tahoe Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• At 6,229 feet above sea level, Lake Tahoe Community College, set in the heart of South Lake Tahoe, is the highest college in California. Opened in 1975, approximately 4,000 students come through the doors each quarter. Beyond the classrooms and labs, the 164-acre wooded campus features a 192-seat black box theater, extensive art labs and a demonstration garden. A 26,000 square foot gymnasium with a dance studio and fitness education center and a student center, which includes a café, Internet terminals, and teaching kitchens for the culinary arts program were opened in 2002. In 2004, the college will break ground for a new library and art gallery.
• The college offers certificates and associate degrees from culinary arts to computer studies. With our 49 full-time faculty members students come first.
• Outdoor recreation can be found all year in South Lake Tahoe, a town of about 24,000 residents. Students are within minutes of three ski resorts. There are 14 resorts in all around the lake. Summer brings water sports, fishing, hiking, camping and an extensive network of mountain biking trails. The sun shines an average 75 percent or 274 days each year giving students plenty of opportunities to get out and explore the Sierra Nevada.
• Lake Tahoe Community College promotes learning and enrichment for our students and community through exemplary educational experiences provided in a uniquely supportive environment. Lake Tahoe Community College will provide outstanding educational opportunities for every student in a personal learning community.
• The college is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Peaceful demonstration planned for Laramie Project Friday (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
  posted on March 17, 2010 at 07:03:02 pm
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - In response to the Westboro Baptist Church's announcement that they will picket this Friday's production of "The Laramie Project," two local women are organizing a peaceful counter demonstration. "Our intention is to demonstrate that South Lake Tahoe stands for love and equality and our intention is to gather in a peaceful group," said Janice Eastburn, one of the ...
• Hate group targets South Lake (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
  posted on March 7, 2010 at 08:56:59 am
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A hate group has added Lake Tahoe to its list, as well as its itinerary. Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church has targeted March 19 to demonstrate at Lake Tahoe Community College, which is presenting "The Laramie Project," a docu-drama about a 1998 hate-crime murder. The Westboro Baptist Church claims on its Web site to have demonstrated 42,821 times since 1991. It is ...
• Special Olympics Celebrity Winterfest a three-day celebration (Sierra Sun)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 01:10:19 am
  Hollywood celebrities and US Olympians will meet up with business leaders and Special Olympics athletes for Celebrity Winterfest in a day of alpine racing at Diamond Peak Ski Resort and a weekend of community activities at Incline Village March 5-7. Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino is a key sponsor of this first of three annual festivals, and will host numerous open-to-the-public ...
• Many Special Olympics athletes hail from South Lake (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
  posted on February 25, 2010 at 08:38:09 pm
  INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - While celebrity skiers are a big part of the upcoming Special Olympics Celebrity Winterfest in Incline, the most important part are the Special Olympic athletes - and there are plenty of locals participating. Jacqui Gilpin, of Stateline, is a Tahoe native who learned to ski here. She trains regularly with her mother, Donna, and has been a regular at Winterfest for the ...
• Alder Inn has new owners, fresh start (Tahoe Daily Tribune)
  posted on February 25, 2010 at 06:09:12 am
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - TThe new owners of the Alder Inn are looking to give the once-troubled property a fresh start. Bullard, Texas, transplants Chad and Layni Davis purchased the motel this month and are refurbishing the property with fresh paint, new furniture and elbow grease. The Alder Inn is now open for business. "We want a fresh start," Layni Davis said. The motel will no longer be ...

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