Lassen Community College
Type | Public President Carie Camacho | |
---|---|---|
Academic staff | 2,023 | |
Students | 2,526 [1] 581 full-time | |
Location | , U.S. 40°25′53″N 120°37′57″W / 40.4315°N 120.6326°W | |
Campus | Rural 165 acres (67 ha) | |
Colors | Orange and Black | |
Nickname | Cougars | |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – [Golden State Conference], NIRA (Rodeo) | |
Mascot | Cody the Cougar | |
Website | www |
Lassen Community College is a
The college is located in Susanville in the high mountain lake country of northeastern California. The campus looks out over the city to
Lassen Community College offers A.S. and A.A. degrees as well as CTE, online, and distance programs. Carie Camacho is the interim Superintendent and President, serving in those roles since 2022.
Gunsmithing
The Lassen Community College Gunsmithing Program was established in 1945 and is the oldest gunsmithing school in the United States. The program offers Associate in Science Degrees in Firearms Repair and General Gunsmithing, as well as Certificates of Completion for Pistolsmith, Riflesmith, Long Guns, and Gunsmith Machinist and Metal Finishing. [2]
Fire Science
Lassen Community College’s fire science program runs academies for
Athletics
Lassen Community College competes in the CCCAA division for all athletics programs except for rodeo (NIRA). Programs for men include baseball, basketball, wrestling, soccer, and rodeo. Programs for women include softball, basketball, wrestling, soccer, rodeo, volleyball, and beach volleyball.
The first school mascot was the Camel, from 1937 to shortly after World War II. [4] The current school mascot is the Cougar. All Cougars athletics programs participate in the Golden Valley Conference and compete against other community colleges, such as Butte College, Feather River College, Lake Tahoe Community College, College of the Redwoods, Shasta College and College of the Siskiyous. [5]
Notable alumni
- Kelly Anundson, wrestler; professional MMA fighter
- UFCHeavyweight Champion
- Shelton Benjamin, Current professional WWE wrestler, Benjamin has held multiple championships, including the WWE Intercontinental Championship and WWE United States Championship.
- Mixed Martial Artist, former UFCLight-Heavyweight Champion
- Vladimir Matyushenko (attended), two-time National Junior College champion ('96, '97); retired mixed martial artist, formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship[7]
- Melbourne Tigers
Notable educators
- Robert Todd Carroll (born 1945), publisher of The Skeptic's Dictionary and fellow for Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- Jean LaMarr, artist[8]
References
- ^ "Lassen Community College - Susanville, CA".
- ^ https://www.lassencollege.edu/academics/programs/gunsmithing/Documents/Full-Time-Gunsmithing-Program-Information-Rev1292020%20%28002%29.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Incarcerated firefighters come to primetime".
- ^ "Lassen College Camels | Exploring Lassen County's Past".
- ^ "Lassen College Athletics".
- ^ "Anthony Johnson UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Vladimir Matyushenko UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
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