located just south of the city in the town of Ithaca, adding to Ithaca’s "college
town" focus and atmosphere. Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College
(TC3). These three colleges influence Ithaca's seasonal population. In 2010,
the city's population was 30,014, and the metropolitan area had a population of
101,564.
Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca is the North
American seat of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama
