Butler Community College

Infobox University
name = Butler Community College


motto = Pure learning power
established = 1927
type = Public
president = Jackie Vietti, Ph.D.
city = El Dorado
state = Kansas
country = USA
students = 8,365
faculty = 1,200
campus =
nickname = Grizzly bears
colors = Purple and gold
website = [http://www.butlercc.edu/ www.butlercc.edu]

Butler Community College is an accredited 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1927,http://www.butlercc.edu/quickfacts.cfm Quick facts] it was originally named Butler County Community College, as El Dorado is the Butler County seat, but was it renamed in recent years.

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). ] 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. ] 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.

Athletics

Their 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 nine NJCAA national championships, including five in football (1981, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2007). 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.

Notable Alumni

* Stephen Jackson, basketball player
* Cara Gorges, 2nd Runner-up Miss USA, 2007
* Dennis Rader, serial killer
* Emily Sander, nude model and nationally reported murder victim
* Rudi Johnson, Cincinnati Bengal running back
* Zac Taylor, former record-setting Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback
* Elbert Mack, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back

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