South Lake Tahoe, California · Public
Fire Protection at Lake Tahoe Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 440 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~440
- Schools with reported signal
- 245
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 45%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $8,516/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $34,064
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $36,657/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 245 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 7.0x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($813 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,915 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 64% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.5% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.4% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.7% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.5% reported share · $1,618 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 0.1% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.8% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.4% reported share · $1,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Fire Protection accounts for 12% of reported programs at Lake Tahoe Community College, which is bigger than 98% of schools in this field set and 7.0x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 440 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Lake Tahoe Community College's average net price is $8,516 per year, about $34,064 over four years. That is $813 below the $9,329 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $36,657 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,915 below the $43,572 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Lake Tahoe Community College #156 of 245 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.