Tahoe Production House just wrapped creating some great edits for the Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation’s Social Media Channels. We were given some already canned footage to pull some golden nuggets out of and highlight the program, what it is and what they do.
You can see the series below:
LTCC FOUNDATION PROMISE PROGRAM:
The PROMISE
Through the Lake Tahoe College Promise, first-time, full-time students will earn a degree and contribute more significantly to the Tahoe Basin community. Higher education levels translate to higher earning potential, greater levels of community and civic engagement, and healthier lifestyles, all of which contribute to a stronger and safer Tahoe community.
The PROBLEM
Many LTCC students struggle to balance the demands of work, family, and school, and these constraints prevent them from earning a degree within 2-3 years. Amidst worry and exhaustion, they take fewer classes — or drop out altogether. This Promise ensures that LTCC students do not have to choose between putting food on the table and paying tuition and the costs of books, or going to work and studying for an exam.
The PLAN
The Lake Tahoe College Promise establishes a clear pathway from local high schools to a college degree by eliminating the cost of tuition and providing academic support to first-time, full-time Tahoe students from both California and Nevada.
Promise students complete their Associate degree, or transfer to another college or university, within two or three years. In this way, the Lake Tahoe College Promise eliminates the financial barriers of going to college AND improves graduation rates!
Through our Promise, LTCC provides full tuition for students who are not eligible for tuition waivers through the California and Nevada College Promise programs and stipends for textbooks and other academic support.
We are one Basin, one lake, and one community.
Your gift to the Promise ensures a thriving Tahoe community—today and tomorrow.
Your support is critical for students from underrepresented populations to stay in school and earn their degree.
A gift to the Promise program will ensure that access to higher education isn’t subject to the shifts in state budgets, the winds of political change or an individual student’s lack of financial resources.
Recent Successes
The Lake Tahoe College Promise is the first promise program to provide tuition-free education and academic, financial and other support to students from both California and Nevada. The Foundation provided $50,000 in 2019/2020 and will provide $80,000 to support LTCP students in the 2021-2022 academic year, including tuition for Nevada Lake Tahoe students, and $100 per quarter stipend for books and educational supplies for each student.
2020 fall freshman class currently has 95 students
90 students continuing for their second year
7 students in their third year will receive support to their graduation in spring 2021
