Lassen Community College is a community college

Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...

 in Susanville, California

Susanville, California

Susanville is the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the south-central part of the county, at an elevation of 4186 feet . The population was 17,974 at the 2010 census, up from 13,541 at the 2000 census...

 and it is a part of the California Community Colleges system

California Community Colleges system

The California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...

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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 Mountain and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Eagle Lake

Eagle Lake (Lassen County)

Eagle Lake is a lake in Lassen County approximately 15 miles north of Susanville, California. It is the second largest natural lake entirely in the state of California, United States....

, the third largest lake wholly contained in California, is only 20 miles (32.2 km) away. The college operated Coppervale Ski Hill is just 14 miles (22.5 km) from campus. The campus, located on Highway 139, consists of 165 acre (0.6677319 km²), 39 buildings, and an equine area.

Lassen Community College offers traditional A.S. and A.A. degrees as well as vocational, online, and correspondence programs. The current president is Douglas Houston, Ph.D.