Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) is the primary provider of affordable continuing education courses in the Tahoe Basin. LTCC courses offer recent high school graduates and working professionals an opportunity to further their education and enhance their skills in order to be more valuable to current and potential employers. The number of courses offered at LTCC provides a gauge for the opportunity the most recent and future workforce has to enhance their capabilities. A more skilled workforce improves worker efficiency and quality, which increases workforce income potential and makes the Tahoe Basin a more attractive place for businesses to operate.