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College Of The Siskiyous

School Overview:

School Notes:

• College of the Siskiyous, one of the most beautiful community colleges campuses in California, is located at the base of majestic Mount Shasta. This 250-acre campus is easily accessible off both Interstate 5 and Highway 97 in the town of Weed.
• There are more than 3,000 students enrolled at College of the Siskiyous. Facilities include residence halls, a 600 seat theater, football stadium, and a spacious library and media center, as well as life science labs, career & technical education and computer labs, and a number of general purpose classrooms. A staff of approximately two hundred administrative, instructional, and classified personnel help students obtain the best education possible. Exceptional successes by COS students have been achieved in music, drama, science, engineering, and athletics during the history of the school.
• The College is widely recognized for its excellent programs in the humanities and arts, sciences and technology, and in athletics. The setting, a natural environment of mountains, forests, lakes, and streams, serves as an outdoor workshop for many classes such as art, geology, the life sciences, and physical and recreational education.
• Opportunities for outdoor recreation and sports abound: hiking, camping, running, swimming, bicycle touring and mountain biking, rock and mountain climbing, hunting, fishing, and boating. Rafting and kayaking on nearby whitewater rivers such as the Klamath and McCloud are special attractions. In winter, there is superb downhill and cross-country skiing, as well as snowboarding on beautiful Mt. Shasta.Opportunities for outdoor recreation and sports abound: hiking, camping, running, swimming, bicycle touring and mountain biking, rock and mountain climbing, hunting, fishing, and boating. Rafting and kayaking on nearby whitewater rivers such as the Klamath and McCloud are special attractions. In winter, there is superb downhill and cross-country skiing, as well as snowboarding on beautiful Mt. Shasta.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Eagles run and jump to track and field success at WildCat Relays (Mount Shasta Area Newspapers)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 08:32:29 pm
  Weed, Calif. - In a field that included three four-year schools, College of the Siskiyous athletes turned in strong performances at the WildCat Relays Feb. 27 in Chico.
• Jeffrey Jen: GVC titles in same year rare for Shasta (The Record Searchlight)
  posted on February 27, 2010 at 08:02:00 am
  Despite what happened Friday, when the Knights faithful look back on the 2009-2010 basketball season it should be with fond memories.After all, it isn't often that both the school's men and women win basketball league titles in the same season.Riding back from Weed after the regular-season finale against College of the Siskiyous, Shasta College men's basketball coach Kele Fitzhugh and women's ...
• Powers likes COS in playoff opener (Siskiyou Daily News)
  posted on February 26, 2010 at 08:36:43 pm
  College of the Siskiyous will open the postseason at Solano Saturday night, and coach Tom Powers likes his team’s chances.
• Good early marks for COS track (Siskiyou Daily News)
  posted on February 26, 2010 at 08:36:42 pm
  Highlights from the College of the Siskiyous track and field team’s first competition of the 2010 season, the GVC Preview meet held this past Saturday.
• Glogovac hopes to go out a state champ (Nevada Appeal)
  posted on February 25, 2010 at 01:37:32 pm
  VIRGINIA CITY - Gigi Glogovac is playing her last week of high school basketball, and her emotions are going up and down like a roller-coaster. "I'm really excited," she said earlier this week. "Hopefully it's going to end well. No girls basketball team has ever won a state title at Virginia City, and I really would like to be a part of that excitement to see how it turns out. "No matter what it ...

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