Lassen Community College is a

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Susanville, California Susanville (formerly known as Rooptown) is a town in and the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the southern part of the county, at an elevation of . Its population is 16,728 a ...

. It is a part of the

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. The college is located in Susanville in the high mountain lake country of northeastern California. The campus looks out over the city to Diamond Peak and the

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. Eagle Lake, the third largest lake wholly contained in California, is away. The college-operated Coppervale Ski Area is from campus. The campus, located on Highway 139, consists of , 39 buildings, and an equine area. 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

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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

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and Metal Finishing.

Fire Science

Lassen Community College’s fire science program runs academies for Cal Fire. Prior to the ordered closure of the California Correctional Center it was the main training hub for incarcerated firefighters in Northern California.

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. 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,

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, College of the Redwoods, Shasta College and

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Notable alumni

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Heavyweight Champion *

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, Current professional WWE wrestler, Benjamin has held multiple championships, including the WWE Intercontinental Championship and WWE United States Championship. * Quinton Jackson (attended), professional Mixed Martial Artist, former

Light-Heavyweight Champion * Anthony Johnson, Junior College National Wrestling Champion; retired mixed martial artist in the Light Heavyweight Division of the

* Vladimir Matyushenko (attended), two-time National Junior College champion ('96, '97); retired mixed martial artist, formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship *

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, soccer player of the Bahamas national football team *

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Notable educators

* Robert Todd Carroll (born 1945), publisher of ''The Skeptic's Dictionary'' and fellow for

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* Jean LaMarr, artist

References

External links

* California Community Colleges Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Education in Lassen County, California {{California-university-stub