Butler Community College
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| Motto | Pure learning power |
| Established | 1927 [1] |
| Type | Public |
| President | Jackie Vietti [1] |
| Students | 8365 [1] |
| Location | El Dorado, Kansas, USA [2] 37°48′24″N 96°52′59″W / 37.806676°N 96.882984°WCoordinates: 37°48′24″N 96°52′59″W / 37.806676°N 96.882984°W |
| Colors | Purple and Gold [1] |
| Nickname | Grizzly Bears [1] |
| Website | www.butlercc.edu |
Butler Community College is an 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States.
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History [edit]
Butler County Community College (BCCC) was founded in 1927.[1] It was later renamed to Butler Community College (BCC).
Campus [edit]
There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Rose Hill, McConnell, Marion, Council Grove, and a number of distance-learning sites in high schools.
Organization and administration [edit]
The school president, since 1995, has been Jackie Vietti, Ph.D.[1]
Academic profile [edit]
Butler is a fairly large community college, with an enrollment of 8,365 (as of 2012), and on-campus dormitories to house 345 students (most are commuters).[1] The school is accredited with the Higher Learning Commission, the North Central Association of Colleges, the National League of Nursing, and the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
Student life [edit]
Sport [edit]
The school mascot is the grizzly bear, colors are purple and gold, and sports teams include cross country, football, basketball (men and women), track, women's soccer, volleyball, baseball, and softball, as well as a spirit squad.
Butler has won 10 NJCAA national championships, including six in football (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2008). Butler also has won national titles in men's basketball (1953), men's cross country (1970, 1995), women's cross country (2002).
The Grizzlies finished third in the 2008 NATYCAA standings, which award points to each sports team based on their finish at national competition. During the 2007-08 school year, Butler won a national championship in football, finished second nationally in women's cross country and eighth in men's cross country. Both the men's and women's indoor track and field teams finished third nationally and the men's and women's outdoor track and field teams both finished fourth. The women's softball team also finished in the top 10 of the NJCAA World Series for the second consecutive year.
Troy Morrell is the head football coach. He has compiled a record of 96-11 in nine seasons and won three national titles (2003, 2007, 2008).
Notable alumni [edit]
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- Cara Gorges, 2007 Miss Kansas USA, 2nd runner-up for 2007 Miss USA
- Stephen Jackson, San Antonio Spurs basketball player
- Rudi Johnson, running back in NFL[3]
- Betty Lennox, WNBA Women's National Basketball Association Guard
- Elbert Mack, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back
- Zach Mettenberger, Current LSU Tigers quarterback
- Butch Reynolds, Olympian, former 400 meter World Record-holder
- James Robinson, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns
- Zac Taylor, former record-setting Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback
- Markus White, Washington Redskins linebacker
- Dennis Rader, American Serial Killer
- Tony Allen, Memphis Grizzlies basketball player
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Butler College Fact Sheet
- ^ GNIS for Butler County Community College; USGS; July 1, 1984.
- ^ "Rudi Johnson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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