Casper College

Coordinates: 42°49′56.67″N 106°19′31.32″W / 42.8324083°N 106.3253667°W / 42.8324083; -106.3253667

Casper College is a public community college located in Casper, Wyoming, U.S. Casper College is one of the largest and most comprehensive community colleges in the region. Established in 1945 as Wyoming's first junior college and initially located on the third floor of Natrona County High School, Casper College moved to its current site 10 years later. Currently the campus consists of 28 buildings on more than 200 acres. The grounds are distinctive, with terraces that surround the modern buildings. It currently enrolls 4,023 students. There are approximately 250 faculty. The Tate Geological Museum is located on the south end of the campus.

Warren A. Morton (1924-2002), the Casper oilman and former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives, was a Casper College trustee.

On November 30, 2012, two people were killed on campus and one off in an incident involving a compound bow and a large knife.

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