LTCC vs. Las Positas College

Lake Tahoe Community College vs. Las Positas College comparison

	Lake Tahoe Community College	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	LTCC	Las Positas College
Location	South Lake Tahoe, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Distant Town	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	2,519	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	ltcc.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	LTCC	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$1,116	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,072	$8,112
Room & Board	$11,751	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$11,019	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$3,587	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	57%	56%

Admission	LTCC	Las Positas College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	LTCC	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	20:1
Popular Majors	General Studies (22%) Social Sciences (19%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (7%) Foreign Languages (6%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	LTCC	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$31,100	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	-	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	LTCC	Las Positas College
% Men	61%	47%
% Women	39%	53%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	58%	41%
% Black	3%	5%
% Hispanic	27%	29%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	4%	6%
% International	2%	2%
% Unknown Race	2%	1%

Students	LTCC	Las Positas College
% In-State	88%	95%
% Out-of-State	4%	0%
Campus	LTCC	Las Positas College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Las Positas College is larger than than LTCC based on total student enrollment (6,724 students vs. 2,519 students)

LTCC vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, LTCC or Las Positas College?

• Lake Tahoe Community College is 1.1% more expensive to attend than Las Positas College for in-state tuition ($1,116.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 11.8% higher at LTCC than Las Positas College ($9,072.00 vs. $8,112.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Las Positas College than LTCC ($5,342 vs. $11,019)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Lake Tahoe Community College are 96.4% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($11,751 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Lake Tahoe Community College than Las Positas College (57% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Las Positas College students is 66.1% larger than aid received Lake Tahoe Community College ($5,959 vs. $3,587)

Which college is harder to get into, LTCC or Las Positas College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Las Positas College or LTCC .

LTCC vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, LTCC or Las Positas College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Las Positas College and LTCC.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $10,600 more per year than LTCC graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $31,100)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/