Lassen Community College
Lassen Community College is a public community college in Susanville, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges System.
The college is located in Susanville in the high mountain lake country of northeastern California. The campus looks out over the city to Diamond Mountain and the Sierra Nevada. Eagle Lake, the third largest lake wholly contained in California, is away. The college-operated Coppervale Ski Hill 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 vocational, online, and correspondence programs. The current president is Marlon Hall, Ed.D.
The 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.Notable alumni
- Kelly Anundson, wrestler; professional MMA fighter
- Brock Lesnar, Current professional WWE wrestler, WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Shelton Benjamin, Current professional WWE wrestler, Benjamin has held multiple championships, including the WWE Intercontinental Championship and WWE United States Championship.
- Quinton Jackson, professional Mixed Martial Artist, former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion
- Anthony Johnson, Junior College National Wrestling Champion; retired mixed martial artist in the Light Heavyweight Division of the UFC
- Vladimir Matyushenko, two-time National Junior College champion ; retired mixed martial artist, formerly for the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Jaelin Williams, soccer player of the Bahamas national football team
- Robert Stone, basketball; professional National Basketball League, Melbourne Tigers
Notable educators
- Robert Todd Carroll, publisher of The Skeptic's Dictionary and fellow for Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- Deborah Dozier, Ph. D., author, Associate Professor, Palomar College.
- Jean LaMarr, artist
