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{{Short description|Public college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US}}
{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
|name = Baton Rouge Community College
| name = Baton Rouge Community College
|image_name = BRCC 2C logo TM.jpg
| image = BRCC 2C logo TM.jpg
|caption =
| caption =
|logo =
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|established = June 28, 1995
| established = {{start date and age|June 28, 1995}}
|motto = Imagine What You Can Do
| motto = Imagine What You Can Do
|mottoeng =
| mottoeng =
|type = [[Community college]]
| type = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]]
| academic_affiliations = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
|chancellor = Dr. Larissa Littleton-Steib
| chancellor = Willie E. Smith<ref>{{cite press release |title=LCTCS Board of Supervisors Select Dr. Willie Smith as Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College |url=https://www.mybrcc.edu/news/chan_sel.php |access-date=27 November 2020 |work=www.mybrcc.edu}}</ref>
|students = Approx. 8000
|city = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]
| students = 8,000
|state = [[Louisiana]]
| city = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]
|country = [[United States|USA]]
| state = [[Louisiana]]
|campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| country = United States
|colors = [[Red]], [[Black]], and [[White]]|
| campus = Urban
| colors = Red, black, and white<br/>{{color box|Red}}{{colour box|Black}}{{color box|White}}
|athletics = [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] - [[MISS-LOU Junior College Conference|Miss-Lou Conference]]
| sporting_affiliations = [[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]] - [[MISS-LOU Junior College Conference|Miss-Lou Conference]]

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| sports_nickname = [[Baton Rouge Community College#Athletics|Bears]]|

| mascot =
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|nickname = [[Baton Rouge Community College#Athletics|Bears]]|
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| website = {{URL|http://www.mybrcc.edu}}
|website = http://www.mybrcc.edu/
| footnotes =
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'''Baton Rouge Community College''' is an open admissions public [[community college]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. Established on June 28, 1995,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mybrcc.edu/about_brcc/index.php|title=About BRCC|publisher=mybrcc.edu|accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref> the college settled into a permanent location in 1998. The {{convert|60|acre|m2|sing=on}} campus consists of six main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Student Center, the Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitbatonrouge.com/listing/baton-rouge-community-college-magnolia-theatre/1626/|title=Baton Rouge Community College Magnolia Theatre|publisher=visitbatonrouge.com|accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref> and the Bonne Santé Wellness Center. The college's current enrollment is more than 7,000 students. Along with former [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John Breaux]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Congresswoman]] [[Corrine Brown]], former [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] visited the college on February 8, 2008 to campaign for his wife, [[Hillary Clinton]], in the [[Louisiana]] [[2008 Democratic primaries|2008 Democratic primary]],
'''Baton Rouge Community College''' is a [[public college|public]] [[community college]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]. Established on June 28, 1995,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mybrcc.edu/about_brcc/index.php|title=About BRCC|publisher=mybrcc.edu|access-date=2018-02-18}}</ref> the college settled into a permanent location in 1998. The {{convert|60|acre|m2|adj=on}} campus consists of six main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Student Center, the Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitbatonrouge.com/listing/baton-rouge-community-college-magnolia-theatre/1626/|title=Baton Rouge Community College Magnolia Theatre|publisher=visitbatonrouge.com|access-date=2018-02-18}}</ref> and the Bonne Santé Wellness Center. The college's current enrollment is more than 7,000 students.


Its service area includes [[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]], [[East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|East Feliciana]], [[Livingston Parish, Louisiana|Livingston]], [[St. Helena Parish, Louisiana|St. Helena]], [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]], and [[West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|West Feliciana]] parishes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lctcs.edu/our-colleges|title=Our Colleges|publisher=[[Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges]]|accessdate=2021-06-03}}</ref>
==Programs==

==Academics==
[[File:Louisiana BRCC.jpg|thumb|left|The Louisiana Building]]
[[File:Louisiana BRCC.jpg|thumb|left|The Louisiana Building]]
The Baton Rouge Community College offers collegiate and career education for: transfer to four-year colleges and universities, community education programs and services, lifelong learning, developmental education, distance learning, and workforce and continuing education programs. The curricular offerings include courses and programs leading to transfer credits, certificates and associate degrees.
The Baton Rouge Community College offers collegiate and career education for: transfer to four-year colleges and universities, community education programs and services, lifelong learning, developmental education, distance learning, and workforce and continuing education programs. The curricular offerings include courses and programs leading to transfer credits, certificates, and associate degrees.


==Admissions==
==Admissions==
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==Athletics==
==Athletics==
The '''BRCC Bears''' are composed of 3 athletic teams representing Baton Rouge Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The [[Bear|Bears]] compete in [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] Division 1, [[NJCAA Region 23|Region 23]]. The Bears sports teams are members of the [[MISS-LOU Junior College Conference]].<ref>{{cite web| title=BRCC Bears|publisher=brccathletics.com|url=http://www.brccathletics.com/landing/index|accessdate=2018-02-18}}</ref>
The '''BRCC Bears''' are composed of three athletic teams representing Baton Rouge Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The [[Bear]]s compete in [[National Junior College Athletic Association]] Division 1, [[NJCAA Region 23|Region 23]]. The Bears sports teams are members of the [[Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference]].<ref>{{cite web| title=BRCC Bears|publisher=brccathletics.com|url=http://www.brccathletics.com/landing/index|access-date=2018-02-18}}</ref>


The Bears baseball team plays at [[Pete Goldsby Field]], the basketball teams play at the [[Bonne Santé Wellness Center]] and the softball team plays at [[Oak Villa Park]].
The Bears baseball team plays at [[Pete Goldsby Field]], the basketball teams play at the [[Bonne Santé Wellness Center]] and the softball team plays at [[Oak Villa Park]].

==Former board members==
*[[William Daniel (Louisiana politician)|William Daniel]], former state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mybrcc.edu/ Official website]
*[http://www.mybrcc.edu/ Official website]

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Latest revision as of 15:57, 15 July 2024

Baton Rouge Community College
MottoImagine What You Can Do
TypePublic community college
EstablishedJune 28, 1995; 29 years ago (June 28, 1995)
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
ChancellorWillie E. Smith[1]
Students8,000
Location
Baton Rouge
,
Louisiana
,
United States
CampusUrban
ColorsRed, black, and white
   
NicknameBears
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA - Miss-Lou Conference
Websitewww.mybrcc.edu

Baton Rouge Community College is a public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Established on June 28, 1995,[2] the college settled into a permanent location in 1998. The 60-acre (240,000 m2) campus consists of six main buildings: Governors Building, Louisiana Building, Cypress Building, Bienvenue Student Center, the Magnolia Library and Performing Arts Pavilion,[3] and the Bonne Santé Wellness Center. The college's current enrollment is more than 7,000 students.

Its service area includes East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes.[4]

Academics

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The Louisiana Building

The Baton Rouge Community College offers collegiate and career education for: transfer to four-year colleges and universities, community education programs and services, lifelong learning, developmental education, distance learning, and workforce and continuing education programs. The curricular offerings include courses and programs leading to transfer credits, certificates, and associate degrees.

Admissions

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Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) accepts graduates of a state-approved high school, individuals who have obtained the General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years-of-age for admission. High school students at least 16 years-of-age can be admitted through concurrent enrollment, which allows them to register in a maximum of two college courses simultaneously with their high school courses.

Athletics

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The BRCC Bears are composed of three athletic teams representing Baton Rouge Community College in intercollegiate athletics, including baseball and men's and women's basketball. The Bears compete in National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1, Region 23. The Bears sports teams are members of the Louisiana Community Colleges Athletic Conference.[5]

The Bears baseball team plays at Pete Goldsby Field, the basketball teams play at the Bonne Santé Wellness Center and the softball team plays at Oak Villa Park.

References

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  1. ^ "LCTCS Board of Supervisors Select Dr. Willie Smith as Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College". www.mybrcc.edu (Press release). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ "About BRCC". mybrcc.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ "Baton Rouge Community College Magnolia Theatre". visitbatonrouge.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. ^ "Our Colleges". Louisiana's Technical and Community Colleges. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  5. ^ "BRCC Bears". brccathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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