BRCC Breaks Freshman Enrollment Record

October 27, 2025

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

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.

Workforce Development Champion

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.

Paws to Read  Author Talk with Essie Chambers

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.

BRCC Foundation Announces Four New Board Members

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.

New Construction Lab on Mid City Campus

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

Paws to Read - Stop, slow down, and lose yourself in a great book with your fellow BRCC Bears.

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.

Safe Wheels Alliance Launches in Baton Rouge to Support Domestic Violence Survivors and Students

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.

BRCC Faculty Filmmaker and Alumnus Receives Alex Trebek Fellowship

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.

ExxonMobil Donation to BRCC Supports NBRITI Program

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.

BRCC's Construction Management Program Receives Donation from State Licensing Board for Contractors

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

BRCC Student Named 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar

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.

Opening of Nursing & Allied Health Building

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.

Welcome Back Abby Bolton

August 07, 2025

Welcome Back Abby Bolton

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.

Thomason Foundation Donates $250,000 to BRCC

July 21, 2025

Thomason Foundation Donates $250,000 to BRCC

The Allen and Jeannette Guillory Thomason Foundation Endowed Scholarship in Construction Crafts will support full-time BRCC students in 4- or 5-star construction craft fields .

More Than 90 North BR Residents Graduate Job-Ready from NBRITI

June 25, 2025

More Than 90 North BR Residents Graduate Job-Ready from NBRITI

NBRITI and BRCC graduated more than 90 students last night who completed training in the electrical, millwright, pipefitting, instrumentation and welding disciplines.

NBRITI Graduation

June 24, 2025

NBRITI Graduation

BRCC, in partnership with ExxonMobil, will graduate more than 90 students from the NBRITI

Picnic with a Purpose

June 19, 2025

Picnic with a Purpose

HOPE Ministries and BRCC are partnering to host "Picnic with a Purpose," a free community event celebrating the launch of a new collaboration between BRCC and The Way to Work program

BRCCF Awarded Grant from Louisiana Blue

June 17, 2025

BRCCF Awarded Grant from Louisiana Blue

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation has awarded the BRCC Foundation a Collective Impact Grant to support its initiative, Conquering the Nursing Shortage.

Chancellor's Circle

June 03, 2025

Chancellor's Circle

BRCC officially launched its inaugural Chancellor’s Circle Leadership Giving Society with an evening reception on Thursday, May 29, 2025

Taylor Chapman - Nursing

May 29, 2025

Taylor Chapman - Nursing

Taylor Chapman is a dedicated and determined nursing student at BRCC. As a single mother and campus leader, she was recently elected President of the Student Government Association (SGA).