The student population at Lake Tahoe Community College is 4,040 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 1,603 (65.78%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,587 where 4,040 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 4,040 students in 2025 and was lowest at 2,024 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,437 to 4,040 students, a net gain of 1,603 (65.8%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Lake Tahoe Community College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,437 | 1,236 | 1,201 |
| 2016-17 | 2,052 -385 | 993 -243 | 1,059 -142 |
| 2017-18 | 2,108 56 | 1,017 24 | 1,091 32 |
| 2018-19 | 2,404 296 | 1,258 241 | 1,146 55 |
| 2019-20 | 2,577 173 | 1,471 213 | 1,106 -40 |
| 2020-21 | 2,332 -245 | 1,318 -153 | 1,014 -92 |
| 2021-22 | 2,024 -308 | 1,241 -77 | 783 -231 |
| 2022-23 | 2,519 495 | 1,530 289 | 989 206 |
| 2023-24 | 3,376 857 | 2,184 654 | 1,192 203 |
| 2024-25 | 4,040 664 | 2,475 291 | 1,565 373 |
| Average | 2,587 | 1,472 | 1,115 |
The percentage of white students is 40.52% and the percentage of black students is 5.25% at Lake Tahoe Community College. 5.94% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 30.07% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 56.59% to 40.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.69% to 5.94%. Black student enrollment increased from 3.08% to 5.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 28.19% to 30.07%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7381 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5962 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Tahoe Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 12 | 90 | 75 | 687 | 5 | 1,379 | 102 |
| 2016-17 | 12 | 84 | 95 | 563 | 4 | 1,139 | 106 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 127 | 101 | 603 | 8 | 1,075 | 108 |
| 2018-19 | 19 | 175 | 168 | 681 | 12 | 1,164 | 121 |
| 2019-20 | 31 | 171 | 174 | 771 | 17 | 1,101 | 114 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 178 | 169 | 740 | 12 | 989 | 115 |
| 2021-22 | 18 | 126 | 146 | 704 | 11 | 836 | 99 |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 163 | 130 | 779 | 18 | 1,132 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 232 | 160 | 986 | 28 | 1,446 | 108 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 240 | 212 | 1,215 | 18 | 1,637 | 121 |
| Average | 23 | 159 | 143 | 773 | 13 | 1,190 | 109 |
1,439 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 155.14% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Lake Tahoe Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,437 | 564 | 379 | 1,494 |
| 2016-17 | 2,052 | 606 | 362 | 1,084 |
| 2017-18 | 2,108 | 748 | 402 | 958 |
| 2018-19 | 2,404 | 1,037 | 440 | 927 |
| 2019-20 | 2,577 | 1,178 | 436 | 963 |
| 2020-21 | 2,332 | 1,327 | 485 | 520 |
| 2021-22 | 2,024 | 1,189 | 330 | 505 |
| 2022-23 | 2,519 | 1,171 | 348 | 1,000 |
| 2023-24 | 3,376 | 1,382 | 417 | 1,577 |
| 2024-25 | 4,040 | 1,439 | 428 | 2,173 |
| Average | 2,587 | 1,064 | 403 | 1,120 |
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