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| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1967 |
Parent institution | Butte-Glenn Community College District, California Community Colleges system |
| President | Virginia L. Guleff |
| Students | 12,669 [1] |
| Location | , , U.S. |
| Colors | Black & gold |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – GVC |
| Mascot | Roadrunner |
| Website | www |
Butte College is a public community college in the Butte-Glenn Community College District in Chico, Orland, and Oroville, California.
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After the passage of the 1960 Donahoe Act, the voters of Butte County created a local community college district in 1966 to serve the educational and vocational needs of its citizens. In 1967, Butte College began by offering law enforcement, fire science, and vocational nursing classes in various locations throughout Butte County. The college officially opened its doors to the community in 1968 at the old Durham High School site, with over 1,900 people enrolled at the new college. In 1974, the college moved from Durham to its present location near the geographic center of Butte County and, in 1975, Glenn County joined the District.
The campus rests on a wildlife refuge, and has been recognized as a national community college leader in sustainability, winning the grand prize 2008 National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out Contest [2] and the 2009 National Campus Sustainability Leadership Award. [3]
Butte County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. The county seat is Oroville.
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Bangor is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Yuba County line. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) feature ID for the community is 218644, and for the census place is 2612459; and the elevation is given as 761 feet (232 m) above mean sea level (AMSL). The community is in a shallow valley with surrounding hills in the 800–950 foot range. The population was 646 at the 2010 census.
Centerville is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California along Butte Creek. It was midway between Helltown and Diamondville. The area is about one and three quarters miles, straight-line distance, west of Paradise.
Inskip is a ghost town in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4,777 feet in the northern Sierra Nevada near Lassen National Forest. The main surviving building is the Inskip Hotel, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2310 feet. A post office operated in Big Bend from 1883 to 1891.
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Powellton was an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, USA. It lies at an elevation of 3,622 feet. The place is named for R.P. Powell who arrived in 1853. Originally Powell's Ranch, it was renamed when a post office was established in 1872; the office closed in 1906. It was a center of lumber production in its heyday, but nothing remains at the site.
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