To view graduation activity photo albums, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/butlercc/albums/ Butler Community College has announced the President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll Recipients for the Spring 2024 semester. To be named to the President’s Honor Roll, students must have earned a 4.0 GPA. Students must also be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours. For each list, students are organized by in-state versus out-of-state, then alphabetically by hometown and last name. In addition, students from Wichita are broken out by zip code. Butler Community College Spring 2024 President’s Honor Roll

For the second year in a row, Butler Community College graduation features family members graduating together, as Edward (Eddie), Tabitha and Madisen (Madi) Ciesielski of Valley Center walked together at the 2024 Commencement. After some prompting from their older daughter, Cadence, Eddie and Tabitha decided to enroll alongside Music Education major Madi. “Attending school with my wife and daughter has been a unique experience that has inspired me to excel,” Eddie, Order of the Gold inductee and business technology major, expressed. Madi is an Order of the Purple inductee and received a

Butler Community College celebrated graduation exercises for the Class of 2024 on Friday, May 10. Events included the 76th Annual Honors and Awards Recognition Ceremony, held in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center’s Clifford/Stone Room, and the 97th Annual Commencement Ceremony, held at the BG Products Veterans Sports Complex in El Dorado. The Class of 2024 boasted more than 600 graduates, including 31 students who earned their Kansas State High School Diploma through Butler, and nearly $50,000 in scholarship funds was awarded between both events. President Dr. Kim Krull spoke at the afternoon

To view the photo album, click here https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqmG9 (Photo Credits: Rodney Dimick and Elizabeth Cody). Sixty-one nursing students, one newborn and one service dog came together with family and friends to celebrate the Spring 2024 Nurses Pinning Ceremony at the El Dorado Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 9. “We discovered something truly special: the essence of nursing,” Bethany Middendorf, Class President, said after crediting faculty, fellow students and loved ones with unwavering support during their rigorous studies. “Nursing, as we come to understand, is more than just a

To view the photo album, visit https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBoTR3 After a decade of awarding high school students with college credits, Butler Community College’s Early College Academy (ECA) honored more than one hundred students at their 2024 ceremony with academic cords to wear to the college’s May 10th graduation. On May 4, the ECA recognized current high school students who successfully completed their courses of study in areas like Health Science, Engineering, Welding and more. Eight students earned their Welding Certificate, 11 received an academy completion certificate and the rest earned

Click to view photo album. Butler Community College faculty, staff and students gathered together in the R.D. Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus to celebrate the nominees and winners of the 2024 Student Life Awards. “This is always really a special event toward the end of the semester to recognize outstanding students, faculty and staff,” President Dr. Kim Krull said in her welcome. “Congratulations to all the nominees and congratulations to the folks who end up with awards tonight.” In addition to the categories meant to highlight valuable attributes in nominees, other individuals

Butler and Emporia from Students to Teachers recognizes two decades of partnership. Written by: Caleb Sanderson Butler Community College’s and Emporia State University’s (ESU) elementary education partnership, Butler & Emporia from Students to Teachers (BEST), recognizes 20 years of dedication and support to students. The partnership has graduated well over 500 students, with some of those graduates serving as mentor teachers, now or in the past. Students in the BEST pathway earn their Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from ESU while taking all classes on the Andover or El

Butler Community College is excited to announce significant advancements in its Software Development program. Beginning Fall 2024, students can select a track focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The new career path is intended for high school graduates and returning adults, with a 7 p.m. class expected to be offered at Butler’s Andover campus. Fall semester classes begin August 19. Kansas’ Longterm Occupational Projections suggest graduates can anticipate lucrative career prospects in the Artificial Intelligence field. Butler’s program aims to train graduates to enter the workforce and is