Butler Community College
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| Motto | Pure Learning Power |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1927 |
| President | Kimberly Krull |
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Academic staff
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1200 |
| Students | 8365 |
| Location |
El Dorado, Kansas, US 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 |
| Nickname | Grizzly Bears |
| Website | butlercc |
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Butler Community College (BCC) is a 2-year community college located in El Dorado, Kansas, United States.
In 1927, El Dorado Junior College was founded. The college name has evolved over the years: Butler County Junior College (pronounced Bu Co Ju Co), Butler County Community Junior College, Butler County Community College (BCCC), then finally to its current name of Butler Community College.
Jackie Vietti was school president from 1995 until her retirement in December 2012. In August 2013, Kimberly Krull became president of the college.
There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Council Grove, Marion, McConnell, Rose Hill, and a number of distance-learning sites in high schools.
Butler is the second largest community college in Kansas, with 13,000 students annually across six campus location. Most are commuters. 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.
The school mascot is the grizzly bear, colors are purple (PMS 2627) and gold (PMS 465 or 871),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), and 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. It is Butler's highest finish in the NATYCAA standings.
Women's soccer has been among the final four twice as they reached the national semifinals in 2013 and 2015 and has been to the national tournament in Melbourne, Fla. five straight years (2011-2015).
The softball team finished third nationally in 2013 after being ranked No. 1 nationally for much of the season. That team won a program-record 54 games (54-4).
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