Lake Tahoe Community College history

In September 1975, the College admitted the first 1,407 students.

The first graduating class of Spring 1976 consisted of 11 students.

LTCC was originally granted accreditation in January 1979.

The West Campus was opened in Fall 1982.

On July 8, 1986, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the permanent campus site and construction began on the first phase of the college master plan.

On June 30, 1990, Doctor James W. Duke, the founding president, retired after overseeing the construction of the first permanent building for the college on Al Tahoe.

The Child Development Center opened in September 1993 to provide care for 46 children, and for use as a teaching lab for the Early Childhood Education program.

In Fall 1994, LTCC's men's and women's cross-country running teams first competed in the Golden Valley Conference.

In the fall of 1995, women's volleyball was added to the intercollegiate athletic program, and the men's cross-country team won first place in the Golden Valley Conference.

2, 1996, and the College Theatre opened in March 1996.

In 1999, the college added an intercollegiate Nordic ski team to its program.

In 2002, the Physical Education building and Student Center opened.

In June 2005, the theatre was named after LTCC's first president, Doctor James Duke.

In 2006, the campus opened a new 27,000-square-foot library and the Haldan Art Gallery.

Doctor Guy Lease was selected as his successor and leader of the next phase of construction at LTCC. After 17 years of exemplary service and overseeing the construction of several new building phases of the college, Doctor Lease retired in 2007.

The college hired Doctor Paul T. Killpatrick in July 2008 as the college's third president.

The college's fourth superintendent/president, Doctor Kindred Murillo, was hired in July 2011.

Jeff had served as Vice President of Administrative Services at LTCC since 2013 before taking on his new position.

The coyote mascot was approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees on June 24, 2014.

The college created the shield for athletics and additional logos for college marketing and branding; and in 2016, the coyote mascot came to life and is a regular attendee at soccer games, college and community events, and has made appearances on local TV.

Doctor Murillo left LTCC to take a presidency position at Southwest College in January 2017.

In January 2018, LTCC’s accreditation was reaffirmed for a seven-year period as the result of a comprehensive evaluation.