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{{Short description|Public college in El Dorado, Kansas, US}}
{{Distinguish|text=[[Butler County Community College]] in Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox university
|name = Butler Community College
|image = Butler
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|type = [[Public
|established = {{Start date|1927}}<ref name="BCC-FactSheet">{{cite web |url=http://butlercc.edu/general/quickfacts.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630005243/http://butlercc.edu/general/quickfacts.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2014|title=Butler Community College - College Information - Quick Facts|date=June 30, 2014|
|president = Kimberly Krull <ref name="BCC-FactSheet"/>
|academic_staff =
|students = 6,574 (Fall 2023)<ref name="Enrollment">{{cite web|title=Board of Regents Announces 2023 Fall Semester Enrollment |url=https://www.kansasregents.org/resources/PDF/Press/2023_Fall_Prelimary_Enrollment.pdf |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2023}}</ref>
|city = [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]]
|state = [[Kansas]]
|country = United States
|coor = {{Coord|37.806676|-96.882984|region:US-KS_type:edu_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|campus = [[Rural area|Rural]]
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|athletics_nickname = [[Butler Grizzlies|Grizzlies]]
|sporting_affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] – [[Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference|KJCCC]]
|website = {{
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'''Butler Community College''' ('''BCC''') is a
==Campus==▼
There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in [[Andover, Kansas|Andover]], [[Council Grove, Kansas|Council Grove]], [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]], [[McConnell Air Force Base|McConnell]], [[Rose Hill, Kansas|Rose Hill]], and a number of distance-learning sites in high schools.▼
==Academics==
Butler is the second largest community college in Kansas, with 13,000 students annually across six campus location. Most are commuters.<ref name="BCC-FactSheet"/> The school is accredited
==History==
In 1927, '''El Dorado Junior College''' was founded.<ref name="BCC-FactSheet"/> The college name has evolved over the years: '''Butler County Junior College''', '''Butler County Community Junior College''', '''Butler County Community College''' (BCCC), then finally to its current name of '''Butler Community College'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/butlercommunitycollege|title=Butler Community College, Butler Libraries : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive|website=archive.org|
The college briefly came into the national spotlight in the late 2000s when one of its students was [[Murder of Emily Sander|murdered]].
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=== College leaders ===
During the first 40 years of the college, Butler's leaders were known as the dean. That changed in 1963,
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* [[Jackie Vietti]], 1995–2012
* Karla Fisher, 2012–2013 (interim)
* Kimberly Krull,
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▲==Campus==
▲There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in [[Andover, Kansas|Andover]], [[Council Grove, Kansas|Council Grove]], [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]], [[McConnell Air Force Base|McConnell]], [[Rose Hill, Kansas|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.<ref name="BCC-FactSheet"/> The school is accredited with the Higher Learning Commission, the North Central Association of Colleges, thr Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs, the National League of Nursing, and the Kansas State Board of Nursing.
==Athletics==
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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 running|cross country]] (1970, 1995), women's cross country (2002), and softball (2016).
Butler Softball has currently won 88 consecutive games, dating back to March 3, 2016 when the Grizzlies beat [[Barton Community College]]
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 (
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. six straight years (
The baseball team finished third in the 1994 NJCAA Division I World Series in Grand Junction, Colo.
The women's basketball team was selected as an at-large team for the 2014 NJCAA Division I national tournament held in Salina. The Grizzlies won two games and reached round of eight before being beaten by Chipola (Fla.). The Grizzlies were
Troy Morrell was the head football coach from 2000–2014. He
==Notable people==
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===Alumni===
{{for|Former Grizzly athletes|Butler Grizzlies#Notable alumni}}
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* [[Cara Gorges]], beauty pageant contestant
* [[John Grange (Kansas politician)|John Grange]], member of Kansas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013
* [[Stephen Jackson]], professional basketball player
* [[Roger Marshall (politician)|Roger Marshall]], [[Obstetrics|obstetrician]], former US Rep for the Kansas 1st District (
* [[Lee Nailon]], professional basketball player
* [[Dennis Rader]], serial killer known as "BTK"
* [[David Rickels]], professional [[
* [[Emily Sander]], murder victim
* [[Brent Sommerhauser]], artist, sculptor, glassblower
===Faculty===
* [[Jackie Vietti]], BCC president from 1993 to 2012
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==References==
{{Reflist
==External links==
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