November 19, 2025
BRCC and Loyola University Sign Unique 2+2 Transfer Program
BRCC students can now gain acceptance to Loyola Online's Bachelor of Applied Science program through Loyola's City College.
November 17, 2025
BRCC Celebrates Dr. Darica N. Simon-Baptiste
Dr. Darica N. Simon-Baptiste, Director of TRIO Programs, has been honored with the 2025 SWASAP Legacy Leader Award.
November 13, 2025
Louisiana "Sponge Hunters": From the Bayou to Portugal to TEDx
Baton Rouge Community College getting international recognition for researching an ecologically important invertebrate; TEDx Talk Nov. 13.
November 06, 2025
Renita Ward Williams Named Vice Chancellor of Institutional Affairs and Strategic Planning
Ward Williams will lead compliance oversight, manage external legal affairs, and oversee human resources, governance, policy development, and institutional strategy.
November 06, 2025
is hosting the "Trauma 2 Resiliency" Mental Health Conference Nov. 12.
November 04, 2025
BRCC Faculty Awarded 2025-26 Endowed Professorships
Endowed Professorship Program honors faculty whose accomplishments advance their department, BRCC and Louisiana.
October 31, 2025
BRCC Awarded $1 Million Department of Education Grant
Baton Rouge Community College was recently awarded a five-year, $1.039 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to assist Louisiana students with intellectual disabilities.
October 27, 2025
BRCC Breaks Freshman Enrollment Record
More than 2,700 first-year students enrolled in Fall 2025 to set the new record
October 23, 2025
Men's Basketball Will Wear "BJ 29" Jersey Patches to Honor BJ Starks
BRCC Athletics announced Wednesday the 2025 basketball season will be dedicated to Head Men's Basketball Coach Byron Starks and his family, in loving memory of his son, Byron "BJ" O'Keith Starks Jr.
October 22, 2025
Workforce Development Champion
BRCC Chancellor Willie E. Smith Sr. was recently honored by the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation with the "Workforce Development Champion" award.
October 20, 2025
Paws to Read Author Talk with Essie Chambers
The BRCC community is invited to Author Talk with Essie Chambers as part of the "Paw to Read" event supported by The Great Questions Foundation.
October 17, 2025
BRCC Foundation Announces Four New Board Members
The Baton Rouge Community College Foundation is excited to announce the additions of Darius Bonton, Norisha Kirts Glover, Michelle Hardy and Jerell Thomas as members of its Board of Directors beginning in 2025.
October 15, 2025
New Construction Lab on Mid City Campus
Lowe's Foundation Awarded $850,000 Gable Grant to fund the construction and establish BRCC's first Plumbing Program
October 07, 2025
Paws to Read - Stop, slow down, and lose yourself in a great book with your fellow BRCC Bears.
Food will be provided, along with copies of Swift River by Essie Chambers, the winner of the 2025 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence.
October 06, 2025
Safe Wheels Alliance Launches in Baton Rouge to Support Domestic Violence Survivors and Students
A pilot program providing reliable transportation for clients of IRIS Domestic Violence Center who are survivors of domestic violence.
October 03, 2025
BRCC Faculty Filmmaker and Alumnus Receives Alex Trebek Fellowship
BRCC faculty member and alumnus Shea Stephens has been selected to receive the 2025 Alex Trebek Legacy Fellowship by the Television Academy Foundation in Hollywood.
September 18, 2025
ExxonMobil Donation to BRCC Supports NBRITI Program
ExxonMobil has donated $220,000 to Baton Rouge Community College to support the college's North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative, or NBRITI.
September 04, 2025
BRCC's Construction Management Program Receives Donation from State Licensing Board for Contractors
BRCC's Construction Management Program has received a donation of nearly $185,000 from the LSLBC, and the Contractors' Educational Trust Fund
September 03, 2025
BRCC Student Named 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar
BRCC student Candice Carter has been named a 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
August 13, 2025
Opening of Nursing & Allied Health Building
BRCC celebrated the opening of its new $35 million nursing and allied health facility today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Mid City Campus.
August 07, 2025
BRCC is pleased to announce the return of Abby Bolton as the Head Softball Coach for the Lady Bears. Her previous contributions to our softball program were exceptional.