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Baton Rouge Community College

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Type
  
Community College

Students
  
approx. 8000

Website
  
www.mybrcc.edu

Total enrollment
  
8,500 (2010)

Founded
  
28 June 1995

Colors
  
Black, White, Red

Established
  
June 28, 1995

Campus
  
Phone
  
+1 225-216-8000

Mascot
  
Motto
  
Imagine What You Can Do

Baton Rouge Community College

Location
  
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Address
  
201 Community College Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70806, USA

Similar
  
Southern University and A&M, River Parishes Communi, Delgado Community College, Bossier Parish Communi, Louisiana Technical College

Profiles

Baton Rouge Community College, an open admissions, two-year post-secondary public community college in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was established on June 28, 1995. 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, and the Bon Santé Health and Wellness Center. The college's current enrollment is more than 7,000 students. Along with former Senator John Breaux and Congresswoman Corrine Brown, former President Bill Clinton visited the college on February 8, 2008 to campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the Louisiana 2008 Democratic primary,

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Programs

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

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

The Baton Rouge Community College Bears compete in NJCAA Division 1 athletics in the following sports: Baseball, Basketball (Men's), and Basketball (Women's).

Former board members

  • William Daniel, former state representative for East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Notable people

  • Preston Denn, entrepreneur
  • References

    Baton Rouge Community College Wikipedia


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