About Sierra Nevada College

About Sierra(sēˈerə) Nevada(-ˈvädə,nəˈvadə) College

Welcome to Life-Changing Learning
There’s nothing passive(ˈpasiv) or conventional(kənˈvenCHənl) about life at SNC. Our status(ˈstādəs, ˈstadəs) as Nevada’s only accredited(əˈkredədəd), private(ˈprīvit), four-year institution(ˌinstəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n), and our location high in the Sierra, on the shores(SHôr) of legendary(ˈlejənˌderē) Lake Tahoe(ˈtähō), all but guarantee(ˌgarənˈtē) that.

Action is in our DNA. Everything we do is dedicated to moving lives and learning forward, to engaging students and helping them become confident(-fəˌdent,ˈkänfədənt), collaborative(kəˈlab(ə)rədiv) critical(ˈkridək(ə)l) thinkers who are uniquely prepared to thrive(THrīv) in the real world. Four core(kôr) themes(THēm) define us: Entrepreneurial(ˌäntrəprəˈno͝orēəl) Thinking, Professional Preparedness, Liberal(ˈlib(ə)rəl) Arts, and Sustainability(səˌstānəˈbilədē). And we bring these themes to life for every student through active learning processes that foster problem solving, teamwork, and innovation(ˌinəˈvāSHən). It’s a culture(ˈkəlCHər) of competition(ˌkämpəˈtiSHən) where students learn to think on their feet, to communicate persuasively(pərˈswāsivlē, pərˈswāzivlē), and become active participants(pärˈtisəpənt) in their education.

At Sierra Nevada College, We Are Committed to Active Learning
Your education is a collaborative partnership between you, your teachers, and the College as a whole. Real learning comes when you are fully engaged in your own education – not passively(ˈpasivlē) sitting in a lecture(ˈlek(t)SHər) hall taking notes for the next exam(igˈzam). At SNC Tahoe, we spend an enormous(əˈnôrməs) amount of time thinking about how to make learning come alive for each of you, and to fully prepare you for the lifetime of opportunities and challenges that you will have after you leave here.

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