Economics
2 courses · Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027 · Spring 2027
ECON C2001 Principles of Microeconomics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 201
An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies.
ECON C2002 Principles of Macroeconomics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ECON 202
An introductory course using models of the domestic and international economy to understand national income, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, inequality, the financial system, and monetary, fiscal, and other economic policies.