Butler Community College

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Butler Community College


Motto	Pure learning power
Established	1927
Type	Public
President	Dr. Jackie Vietti
Faculty	1,200
Students	8,365
Location	El Dorado, Kansas, USA
Colors	Purple and gold
Nickname	Grizzly bears
Website	www.butlercc.edu

Butler Community College is an accredited 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, USA, that opened in 1927.^[1] It was originally named Butler County Community College (El Dorado is the Butler County seat), but was renamed in recent years.

1 Statistics
2 Athletics
3 References
4 Notable Alumni

[edit] Statistics

Butler is a fairly large community college, with an enrollment of 8365 (as of 2007), and on-campus dormitories to house 345 students (most are commuters).^[1] The school president since 1995 has been Dr. Jackie Vietti. The school is accredited with the Higher Learning Commission, the North Central Assoc. of Colleges, the National League of Nursing, and the Kansas State Board of Nursing. Faculty to student ratio is 1/17.^[1] There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Rose Hill, McConnell, Marion, and a number of distance-learning sites in high schools.

[edit] Athletics

Their school mascot is the grizzly bear, colors are purple and gold, and sports teams include football (men), basketball (men and women), track, soccer volleyball, baseball, and softball, as well as a spirit squad.