Casper College, Casper

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Casper College is a public community college in Casper, Wyoming. It 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. ()

Established: 1945 (79 years ago)Coordinates: 42°49'46"N, 106°19'37"W

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125 College DrCasper 82601-4699 United States

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+1 307-268-2100

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Casper College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eastridge Mall, Ford Wyoming Center, National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Fort Caspar.

3.3 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Eastridge Mall, Casper
86 min walk • Eastridge Mall is a single level enclosed shopping mall in Casper, Wyoming. It is at the city's busiest intersection, east Second Street and southeast Wyoming Boulevard. It is one of three shopping malls in Wyoming. The mall is anchored by Target, JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Bed Bath & Beyond.
2.7 miN
Convention center, Event space, Sport
Ford Wyoming Center, Casper
69 min walk • The Ford Wyoming Center is an 8,395-seat multi-purpose arena in Casper, Wyoming, in the United States. The arena was built in April 1982, and also seats up to 9,700 for concerts and meetings.
2.6 miN
History museum, Museum
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper
67 min walk • The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is a 11,000-square-foot interpretive center about several of the National Historic Trails and is located northwest of Casper, Wyoming on Interstate 25.
2.3 miW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Fort Caspar, Casper
60 min walk • Fort Caspar was a military post of the United States Army in present-day Wyoming, named after 2nd Lieutenant Caspar Collins, a U.S. Army officer who was killed in the 1865 Battle of the Platte Bridge Station against the Lakota and Cheyenne.
~1870 ftSE
42°49'33"N • 106°19'19"W
Casper Municipal Golf Course, Casper
10 min walk • Golf
1.3 miN
42°50'54"N • 106°19'19"W
Natrona County Library, Casper
35 min walk • Library
1.4 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Rialto Theater, Casper
36 min walk • The Rialto Theater in Casper, Wyoming was built as the New Lyric Theater in 1921. It was constructed with 800 seats by Henry Brennan who had a successful Vaudeville house, on which he based the new cinema. He almost immediately sold the building in 1922 to new owner E.J.
2.1 miN
42°51'35"N • 106°19'59"W
Casper Planetarium, Casper
55 min walk • Observatories and planetariums, Museum
1.3 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Casper Fire Department Station No. 1, Casper
33 min walk • The Casper Fire Department Station No. 1, also known as Casper Municipal Garage and Fire Station, was built in 1921. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
3.5 miNE
Locality
Evansville
89 min walk • Evansville is a town in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,544 at the 2010 census. Evansville is the location of the Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery.
2.2 miN
Baseball, Sport, Sport venue
Mike Lansing Field, Casper
55 min walk • Mike Lansing Field is a stadium in Casper, Wyoming. It is primarily used for baseball. It was the home field of the Casper Ghosts minor league baseball team from 2002 to 2011, and of the Casper Cutthroats summer-collegiate baseball team.