School of Science
Do you ever wonder why something works the way it does? Or ask yourself why things happen? Do you dream of becoming an engineer or a veterinarian or doctor?
As a student in the School of Science at Casper College, you will have access to an outstanding hands-on, practical science education guided by experienced faculty in modern and well-equipped laboratories. Students work alongside faculty that include accomplished biologists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians, paleontologists, as well as seasoned professionals from agriculture, nutrition, and other industries.
Agriculture
Life Science
Natural Science and
Technology
“Casper College provided me with a fantastic and affordable education.”
— geology graduate Matt Larsen, who is employed as a geologist for True Oil LLC
Unique opportunities for students in the School of Science:
Students have access to modern and well-equipped laboratories in the Loftin Life Science Center and the Wold Physical Science Center. Their experiences in the classroom and beyond give them the foundation for their future careers.
As a student at Casper College, experiences include:
- Working with local schools and national organizations by taking part in events such as Science Olympiad, Math and Science Day for 4th graders, and First Lego League.
- Unique science education at the Casper Planetarium, through the NASA Space Grant Program.
- Work study opportunities in the greenhouse for biology and related majors.
- Work study and volunteer opportunities in the Tate Museum, giving tours, helping with educational programs, prepping fossils in the lab, or working in the field at fossil dig sites.
- Tutoring via the STEM Learning Center
The importance of CO2 in Wyoming topic of presentation
The Casper College School of Science will host Eric Robertson, Ph.D., during the school’s April STEM Talk on Friday, April 19, at noon in the Wold Physical Science Center in the Wheeler Auditorium, Room 103.
Predatory gar fish topic of April Werner Wildlife Series
“Ancient Predators: Gar Fish in the Tate Geological Museum and in Florida Streams” is the title of the April Werner Wildlife Series presented by JP Cavigelli.
Origami learning experience at April Saturday Club
The April edition of the Tate Geological Museum’s Saturday Club will feature a fun class on origami, the traditional Japanese art of folding paper into a variety of shapes, on Saturday, April 6, from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
