SIERRA COLLEGE
Higher Education Right in Your Backyard
The Tahoe-Truckee campus of Sierra College delivers high-quality education through smaller class sizes, excellent instructors, and modern and specialized course offerings along with a broad array of general education courses. Sierra College sits up on the hill above I-80 and CA 89. The 28,000 square foot green campus opened in Truckee in 2008. Many attend with the goal of transferring to CSU, UC, or private schools. Signature programs include Social and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Business Accounting, Business Administration and Natural Sciences Transfer Programs. Growing programs include Administration of Justice and Mechatronics. Sierra College also offers career and technical education programs, such as Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Accounting and Business Services, Mechatronics, and Human Development. Student services include a learning resource library, tutoring, academic counseling, and administration and faculty office hours. The Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee campus is a great benefit for anyone wishing to advance or change careers by completing a technical education program or pursue higher education courses while working, or to try out a new interest, such as photography or creative writing.
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
TTUSD is dedicated to providing an excellent education to prepare students for college, careers, and life. Truckee High School boasts a 99% graduation rate. Did you know that Truckee High has a class called “Adulting” that teaches students practical applications such as opening a bank account, creating a budget, how to apply for a job, to rent an apartment, and more? Truckee 2023 graduates are attending colleges near and far, from Sierra College, UC Berkeley, and UCLA to the University of Michigan and Illinois Institute of Technology to Georgetown, Vassar, and Columbia. TTUSD’s educators and counselors nurture many different talents and skills and recognize that college is not for everyone. Many of the Career Technical Education programs available are beneficial whether or not college is planned and provide clear career paths to great careers - several, like EMT/ Firefighting and Product Engineering and Design, right here in Truckee. Workforce development is key to the long-term success of every community. Todd Wold, Manager of CTE, College and Career Readiness, and Adult Education, works directly with local businesses to help connect talented students with local jobs. One of the participating employers is Quality Automotive Servicing, offering an excellent salary and benefits package. Truckee High and Universal Technical Institute (Sacramento) graduate, Gary Gunter, is one of four Quality employees who took advantage of this program. Gary is now the General Manager of Quality Automotive Servicing and an expert advisor, creating a strong, positive culture at the shop. Many TTUSD graduates go to college and enter the business world and realize that they love the quality of life in Truckee and return. You can find born-and-raised locals who have returned to Truckee working in hospitals, entrepreneurs with their own businesses, and many other business sectors. When you walk into TTUSD’s main offices, you are greeted by a professional, sharp, young woman who graduated from Truckee High School in 2021 and is now working in TTUSD administration. Several TTUSD staff were Truckee High graduates as well, like Nik Fertitta, who returned as a social sciences teacher and assistant football coach and now his children attend TTUSD schools. Marisol Rocha is a Truckee High and CSU Chico graduate who returned to Truckee for a career as an Account Executive for East River PR & Marketing (see her Big Life Local profile on p. 7). Marisol’s mom is a chef at TTUSD - part of a team providing scratch cooking for TTUSD schools. From passing measures that helped greatly improve TTUSD facilities, connectivity, art programs, and libraries, to many nonprofits and individuals who support our local education system and offer scholarships, the Truckee community helps our schools to support our students. The Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation partners with more than 100 scholarship committees to award local students more than $1 million in scholarships/year in 2022 and 2023. There are many great opportunities and support for Truckee students. For information about Truckee schools outside of TTUSD in Truckee, please visit Truckee.com. 12
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