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Butte College

Butte College
University information
NameButte - Glenn Community College
Established1967
TypePublic
PresidentDiana Van Der Ploeg
CityOroville
StateCalifornia
CountryUnited States
ColorsBlack & Gold
MascotRoadrunner
AffiliationsCalifornia Community Colleges system
Websitehttp://www.butte.edu

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Butte - Glenn Community College is a community college located in northern California between the towns of Chico, Oroville and Paradise. Butte College is a fully accredited two-year institution with educational facilities in Chico and Orland, and classes are offered in most of the District’s communities. The College also offers online and televised courses.

In 1966, Butte County voters created a local community college district to serve the educational and vocational needs of citizens. In 1967, Butte College began by offering law enforcement, fire science, and vocational nursing classes in various locations throughout Butte County. When the College officially opened its doors to the community in 1968 at the old Durham High School site, it was predicted that 800 students would attend that first fall quarter. But to the surprise of all, over 1900 people enrolled at the new college. In 1974, the College moved from Durham to its present location near the geographic center of Butte County, and in 1975, Glenn County joined the District.

Butte College’s history is one of unprecedented growth. This growth stems from offering quality affordable educational courses ranging from basic skills to transfer courses to honors classes, and more than 50 diverse career education programs. Also significant to this growth is a faculty, staff, and administration focused on creating and fostering a culture of student-centered support and success.

The campus rests on a 928 acre (3.8 km2) wildlife refuge and was recognized as a national community college leader in sustainability as the grand prize winner of the 2008 National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out Contest: Warming. The college also won the 2009 Award. The college hosts an annual sustainability conference each August to share best sustainable practices among colleges and business owners.

Butte College offers its students the largest transportation system in the California Community College system [http://www.butte.edu/sustainability/news/newsitem001.html.

Long an advocate of sustainability, Butte College has become (as of May 2009) the largest solarized campus in the state of California with over 45 percent of the campus energized with solar power. With its initial goal to become carbon neutral by 2015 Butte College has become the first grid positive college in the nation.

Butte College is committed to maintaining national leadership in sustainability. Because Butte College operates as a small city it has a tradition of environmental stewardship. Butte College became more intentional about sustainability and as part of this effort they've made "Modeling Sustainability" one of the five initiatives in their Plan, signed the Declaration and the Commitment, established a Policy on sustainability, and has become active members in a variety of sustainability-oriented organizations to include the Association for the (AASHE) and the (ACORE).

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Butte College Students Say Buses Are Overcrowded - KRCRTV.COM Tweet this news
KRCRTV.COM---BUTTE- VALLEY, Calif. -- Students at -Butte- Community -College- say finding a parking spot or a seat on the bus is a huge challenge. Richard Blevins rides the ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:44:47 GMT+00:00
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KRCRTV.COM--BUTTE VALLEY, Calif. -- If you were on the campus of -Butte College- Thursday, you might have noticed some slightly different colors. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:08:38 GMT+00:00
SUPER HERO: Butte's Aaron Rodgers named MVP as Packers win title - Mercury-Register Tweet this news
Mercury-Register--The Green Bay Packers, in large part, have former -Butte College's- quarterback Aaron Rodgers to thank. ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:18:02 GMT+00:00
Wesley Chapel trio make college choices - Tampabay.com (blog) Tweet this news
Tampabay.com (blog)--Jake Battin is going to -Butte College-, which plays in the California Community College Athletic Association. Battin, a St. Petersburg Times' all-North ... - Date : Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:00:25 GMT+00:00
Butte College Folks Say "Cheese" For Local Boy Aaron Rodgers - KHSL Tweet this news
KHSL--Craig Rigsbee, -Butte College- Athletic Director and Rodgers' CC Coach says, "It's very exciting. and not only for my self personally, but for our program and ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:51:43 GMT+00:00
Butte College goes Packer crazy - Paradise Post Tweet this news
Paradise Post---Butte College- nursing students sport the school s unofficial new colors, green and gold, during a pep rally cheering on ... - Date : Sat, 05 Feb 2011 09:15:25 GMT+00:00
Butte first to be 'grid positive' - Mercury-Register Tweet this news
Mercury-Register--By KATY SWEENY-Staff Writer BUTTE VALLEY � By generating more than enough solar energy to power the campus, -Butte College- expects to become the first ... - Date : Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:17:16 GMT+00:00
Small college notebook: Butte College's Craig Rigsbee beaming over his former ... - Inside Bay Area Tweet this news
Inside Bay Area---Butte College- athletic director Craig Rigsbee still sounded excited Monday morning when he spoke of Aaron Rodgers' rapid rise from an unknown ... - Date : Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:51:23 GMT+00:00
Naylor: Kelowna native Watkins closing in on his NFL dream - TSN Tweet this news
TSN--When he decided to study fire sciences at a -Butte College- in California, a friend suggested he try and get his tuition waived by playing football. ... - Date : Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:43:32 GMT+00:00
Northstate College Students Skateboard Across Southern Calif. - KRCRTV.COM Tweet this news
KRCRTV.COM--Hanley is a student at Chico State and Kearns attends -Butte College-. Hanley said they covered 130 miles in five days at one point going all day without ... - Date : Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:31:22 GMT+00:00

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Name Known for Relationship to Butte
Larry Allen Retired football player for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers Former offensive lineman
Jermaine Haley Former football player for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins and the CFL's Toronto Argonauts Former player
Chad Folk Retired football player for the Toronto Argonauts Former player
Paris Jackson Football player for the BC Lions Former player
Junior Siavii Football player for the Seattle Seahawks Former player
Brett Ratliff Football player for the NFL Former starting quarterback
Aaron Rodgers Football player for the Green Bay Packers Starting quarterback
Ken Grossman Company Alumnus
Mark Uyeyama Strength and conditioning coach for the San Francisco 49ers Former player

Enrollment: Spring 2010
Female students 53%
Male students 46%
Age distribution 27% 19 & under 35% 20-24 32% 25-49 6% 50 & over
Ethnicity White 62% Hispanic 15% Unknown 11% Asian 7% Black 3% Indigenous 2%
A.A & A.S degrees awarded 1,069
(based on report)



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