Casper College is a publiccommunity 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[when?] the campus consists of 28 buildings on more than 200 acres. The grounds are distinctive, with terraces that surround the modern buildings. It enrolls over 4,000 students and employs about 250 faculty.[citation needed]
The Tate Geological Museum (labelled simply Tate Museum) is located on the south end of the campus. As a regional Earth Science Education Center, the museum is open to the public and free to visit, with a mission to provide educational resources to the community, researchers, and visitors.[1]
Academics
Tate Geological Museum at Casper College
Casper College offers more than 50 academic majors and 30 technical and career field options. The academic side of the college is organized into five different Schools: Business and Industry, Fine Arts and Humanities, Health Science, Science, Social and Behavioral Science.
The student Union on the University of Wyoming at Casper College
On Friday November 30, 2012, Christopher Krumm, the 25year-old son of Casper College faculty member James Krumm, murdered his father and another faculty member before killing himself on campus.[3]
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