BRCC News and Stories

LCTCS System President, Richard Nelson

It is with great enthusiasm that I extend a heartfelt welcome to our new LCTCS System President, Richard Nelson.

BRCC Launches New Plumbing Program in 2026; Enrollment Open Now

BRCC is proud to announce the start of the Plumbing Apprenticeship Program in partnership with the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association of Louisiana

New Audio Recording and Engineering Courses Available

BRCC is offering audio recording and engineering courses as part of the music studio production career and technical certificate program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mental Health Conference

is hosting the "Trauma 2 Resiliency" Mental Health Conference Nov. 12.

BRCC Faculty Awarded 2025-26 Endowed Professorships

Endowed Professorship Program honors faculty whose accomplishments advance their department, BRCC and Louisiana.

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.

BRCC Breaks Freshman Enrollment Record

More than 2,700 first-year students enrolled in Fall 2025 to set the new record

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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