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=== Sierra Nevada Field Campus (SNFC) === The 7.1-acre Sierra Nevada Field Campus is located in [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]], near [[Yuba Pass (Sierra County)|Yuba Pass]] and the [[Sierra Valley]], at 35400 Hwy 49 in [[Calpine, California]].<ref name="SFSU-2024b" /> It is over 200 miles north of the main campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=February 13, 2023 {{!}} CampusMemo |url=https://campusmemo.sfsu.edu/february-13-2023 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=campusmemo.sfsu.edu |language=en}}</ref> Established in 1949, the campus was originally named Camp Leonard after SFSU's fifth president J. Paul Leonard. It started as a training facility for recreation leaders and added a children's camp in 1951.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Neal |title=Xplainer: Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/109182/xplainer/xplainer-sierra-nevada-field-campus/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Golden Gate Xpress}}</ref> Basic plumbing was installed in 1953. The first three-unit college course was taught there in 1961.<ref name=":8" /> In 1970, under William Hammerman's leadership, it transitioned from a children's camp to a college-wide field campus.<ref name=":8" /> The campus is currently funded primarily through its summer workshops and programs, with additional support from a nonprofit called Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friends of the Sierra Nevada Field Campus β photo by Sarah Rabkin |url=https://friendsofsnfc.org/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=friendsofsnfc.org}}</ref> The existing buildings are the original structures from 1949.<ref name=":8" /> The campus offers three to seven-day courses and workshops to students as well as the general public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the San Francisco State Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=SF State Sierra Nevada Field Campus}}</ref><ref name="SFSU-2023h">{{Cite web |title=Classes & Workshops {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/classes-workshops |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref> Accredited, one-unit courses are processed by the College of Professional & Global Education. Workshops are not for credit and processed by the University Corporation.<ref name="SFSU-2023h" /> The campus is also used for research by graduate students of the College of Science and Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scholarships {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/scholarships |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The campus operates from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend each year.<ref name=":8" /> The campus offers 35β40 different courses each summer through two programs: accredited classes through the College of Professional & Global Education, and non-credit workshops through the University Corporation.<ref name=":8" /> Due to its remote location, there is no cell service and extremely limited internet access at the campus. Accommodations at the campus consist of tents with mattresses. Students and visitors can to bring their own tents or vehicles to sleep in, or stay off campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQs {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/faqs |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallery {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/gallery-0 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref> The campus has a moderately high [[elevation]] of about 5522 feet or 1683 meters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sierra Nevada Field Campus {{!}} Sierra Nevada Field Campus |url=https://sierra.sfsu.edu/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=sierra.sfsu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Worldwide Elevation Finder |url=http://elevation.maplogs.com/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=elevation.maplogs.com}}</ref> ==== Buildings ==== There are three buildings at the campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sierra Nevada Field Campus Β· 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sierra+Nevada+Field+Campus/@39.6250371,-120.5794328,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x809c739e8a9b3551:0x3a94f3d625d8f70b!8m2!3d39.625033!4d-120.5768579!16s%2Fg%2F1ptz0975g?entry=tts |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Sierra Nevada Field Campus Β· 35400 CA-49, Sierra City, CA 96124 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> * Director's Cabin * Staff Cabin * Dining Hall
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