Public Relations & Marketing Director
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Yvonne Langer,
Administrative Secretary – Public Relations/Marketing
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Butte College - Public Relations
About Butte College
Butte College, with an annual enrollment of 21,800, is a nationally accredited community college located just 75 miles north of Sacramento. The college rests on a 928 acre wildlife refuge which is often used as a hands-on laboratory for students.
Butte College offers a quality education where students can earn associate’s degrees, train for over 100 career options, or take general education classes to transfer to CSU, Chico, UC Davis, UC Berkeley --or even private universities. Butte College has the highest transfer rate to CSU, Chico, and many of our alumni have successful careers in fire, nursing, law enforcement, welding, business, computer science, and more. Our faculty and staff are committed to helping students achieve their educational goals. Many of our students, faculty and staff have been recognized nationally for their achievements in academics, leadership and community involvement. In fact, our international honor society, a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, is ranked third in the world out of 1,280 chapters.
Recently, Butte College was the national recipient of the 2009 Campus Sustainability Leadership Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and was also honored as one of the top four colleges in the nation for its sustainability efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Butte College has been named the 2008 Grand Prize Winner in the National Wildlife Federation’s Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming nationwide competition. This prestigious award was given to Butte College for its comprehensive campus climate action plan. Butte College boasts a broad array of comprehensive global warming pollution reduction initiatives. A Sustainability Studies certificate is now part of our certificate programs accelerating students into sustainability careers.
The mission of Butte College is to create a student-centered, community-based learning environment which empowers students to become productive, literate, and responsible members of a diverse society.
Our mission is accomplished through
• Degree, transfer, career, technical, and certificate programs;
• Basic skills;
• English as a second language;
• Student support services that promote student access and achievement;
• Economic development and workforce training;
• Adult non-credit courses; and
• Community education.
Our Vision - To be the best community college in California.
