EDC intensifies push to attract college satellite campus
By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee
El Dorado County is on the hunt for a four-year college that will open a campus within the rural county, hoping to give students an opportunity they now can only find elsewhere.
A four-year campus would benefit students and the community, backers said, reducing the time students often spend commuting and improving opportunities for students to remain close to home. County leaders say El Dorado is a prime venue for studying natural resources, tree genomics and related fields, some of which is already under way.
The effort gained steam last spring when a group led by Treasurer-Tax Collector Cherie Raffety sought to convince UC Davis to establish a campus there. Last week, county supervisors supported a broader search that includes other four-year institutions, she said.
Great idea – it would be wonderful if LTCC is able to become a 4-year college – especially if connected to UC-Davis. Besides environmental studies, it could offer Advance Athletic Training Programs, a Vetinerary school, and maybe a medical & nursing program. South Lake Tahoe would make a great college town, augmented with tourism (like Heidelberg).
LTCC is basically failing as a community college.
If you don’t believe this just look at the enrollments historically.
South L Tahoe is NOT a suitable place for a 4 year school.
Building LTCC bigger will not resolve the other problems that stymie things in Tahoe.
Crappy infrastructure.
Terrible to non existent public transportation.
Lack of affordable homes.
Bigger, better schools already established in nearby Nevada.
If the BOS is really going to support a 4 year college it is definitely going to be thinking of the western part of the county where there is an existing population and most of the above issues in SLT are already taken care of.