Baton Rouge Community College

College in Louisiana, U.S.

Baton Rouge Community College

Motto| Imagine What You Can Do
Type| Public community college
Established| June 28, 1995; 28 years ago (June 28, 1995)

Academic affiliations

| Space-grant
Chancellor| Willie E. Smith[1]
Students| 8,000
Location|

Baton Rouge

Louisiana

United States

Campus| Urban
Colors| Red, black, and white

Nickname| Bears

Sporting affiliations

| NJCAA \- Miss-Lou Conference
Website| www.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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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City of Baton Rouge

History|

* Baton Rouge bus boycott
* 2016 shooting of police officers

Areas|

* Scotlandville

Education|

| Secondary(*)|

* East Baton Rouge PSS
* Baton Rouge Magnet HS
* Belaire HS
* Broadmoor HS
* Capitol HS
* EBR Lab Academy
* Glen Oaks HS
* Istrouma HS
* Liberty Magnet HS
* McKinley HS
* Scotlandville HS
* Tara HS

* School for the Deaf
* School for the Visually Impaired
* LSU Lab
* Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts
* Southern U. Lab
* Catholic HS
* Episcopal HS
* Parkview Baptist HS
* St. Joseph's Academy

Closed

* Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School
* Redemptorist HS

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Colleges/universities|

* Louisiana State University (See template)
* Southern University (See template)
* Our Lady of the Lake College
* Louisiana Culinary Institute
* Baton Rouge Community College

Libraries|

* State Library of Louisiana
* Louisiana State Archive and Research Library
* East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Points of interest(**)|

* Baton Rouge Zoo
* Belle of Baton Rouge
* BREC Memorial Stadium
* Capitol Park Museum
* City Park Golf Course
* Cortana Mall
* Highland Road Park
* Independence Park Botanic Gardens
* LA Art and Science Museum (Yazoo&MS. Valley Rail Depot)
* Louisiana Museum of Natural History
* Louisiana State Capitol
* Mall of Louisiana
* Magnolia Mound Plantation House
* Odell S. Williams Now And Then African-American Museum
* Old Louisiana State Capitol
* Pentagon Barracks
* Pete Goldsby Field
* Raising Cane's River Center
* Arena
* Shaw Center for the Arts
* USS Kidd

Media|

| Television|

* KBTR-CD
* KPBN-LD
* KZUP-CD
* W31EL-D
* WAFB
* WBRL-CD
* WBRZ-TV
* WGMB-TV
* WLFT-CD
* WLPB-TV
* WVLA-TV

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Newspapers|

* The Advocate
* The Daily Reveille

Transportation|

* Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

(*) Some schools are in unincorporated areas outside of the city limits, including Woodlawn HS and St. Michael HS
(**) Includes landmarks not owned by/a part of Louisiana State University nor Southern University, nor those elsewhere categorized

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Education in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools

Zoned 7-12 schools|

* Northeast HS

Zoned high schools|

* Belaire
* Broadmoor
* Capitol
* Glen Oaks
* Istrouma
* McKinley
* Scotlandville
* Tara
* Woodlawn

Magnet high schools|

* Arlington Prep. Acad.
* Baton Rouge Magnet
* Baton Rouge Prep. Acad.
* Northdale Acad.
* Liberty Magnet
* East Baton Rouge Lab. Acad.

Other public schools

Districts and
high schools|

* Baker
* Baker HS
* Central
* Central HS
* Zachary
* Zachary HS
* School for the Deaf
* School for the Visually Impaired
* LSU Lab School
* SU Lab School

Private schools

Secular schools|

* Central Private School
* Mentorship Academy of Digital Arts

Religious schools|

* Catholic HS
* The Dunham School
* Episcopal HS
* Parkview Baptist HS
* St. Joseph's Acad.
* St. Michael the Archangel HS

Closed|

* Cristo Rey Baton Rouge Franciscan High School
* Redemptorist HS

Tertiary

Universities|

* Louisiana State University
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* Southern University
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Community colleges|

* Baton Rouge Community College

Libraries

State library|

* State Library of Louisiana

Public libraries|

* East Baton Rouge Parish Library

This list is incomplete.

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Public colleges and universities in Louisiana

Research universities|

* Louisiana State University
* Louisiana Tech University
* University of Louisiana at Lafayette
* University of Louisiana at Monroe
* University of New Orleans

Comprehensive universities|

* Grambling State University
* Louisiana State University of Alexandria
* Louisiana State University Shreveport
* McNeese State University
* Nicholls State University
* Northwestern State University
* Southeastern Louisiana University
* Southern University
* Southern University at New Orleans

Specialized centers|

* LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
* LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
* Paul M. Hebert Law Center
* Southern University Law Center

Community and technical colleges|

* Baton Rouge Community College
* Bossier Parish Community College
* Delgado Community College
* L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
* Louisiana Delta Community College
* Louisiana State University at Eunice
* Louisiana Technical College
* Northwest Louisiana Technical College
* Nunez Community College
* River Parishes Community College
* South Louisiana Community College
* Southern University at Shreveport
* Sowela Technical Community College

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International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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