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LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGEOne College Drive • South Lake Tahoe, California 961502010 • CATALOG • 2011Telephone (530) 541-4660Superintendent/President ext. 210Office of Instruction ext. 230Business Office ext. 219Library ext. 232Media Services ext. 234Student Services ext. 231Financial Aid ext. 236Admissions & Records ext. 211Disability Resource Center ext. 249Bookstore ext. 227Foundation ext. 245General LTCC Fax (530) 541-7852Admissions & Records Fax (530) 542-1781Student Services Fax (530) 541-2598TTY # 542-1870Web Pagewww.ltcc.eduCatalog Produced ByLake Tahoe Community College Instruction OfficeDesign and Production by Ginger JanssenEditing by Jaymi Hardy, Christina Proctor and Paula ArzioPhotographs by Pat Leonard-HeffnerThis catalog is available in alternate formats upon requestACCREDITATIONLake Tahoe Community College is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of theWestern Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 506-0234, aninstitutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department ofEducation.The University of California, the California State Universities, and other accredited colleges and universities give full credit forequivalent and transferable courses satisfactorily completed at Lake Tahoe Community College.The College has been approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the State Department ofEducation. The College is also approved by the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education for veterans’ trainingand benefits.ACADEMIC FREEDOMAcademic freedom and academic responsibility are inseparable. Academic freedom is the right of instructors in their area ofexpertise to teach, conduct research and to communicate one’s knowledge to the academic community openly, honestly andwithout interference. Academic responsibility is the acceptance on the part of the instructor while teaching, researching andcommunicating, to do so in such a manner as not to bring discredit to the College, profession or community.