College of the Month:
August, 2009
Butte College
CCA Local: Butte College Education Association
President:
Nancy Retes
Campus Phone: Extension 2709
Email:
retesna@butte.edu
Nancy Retes works as an EOPS counselor and teaches Chicano Studies one night a week. She began her work at Butte College as a part- time counselor in the Transfer Center; about two years later, she transferred to the EOPS office and worked as a part-time counselor there. At the time, she was also teaching part time at CSU, Chico. She eventually secured a full-time counseling position with the EOPS office and has been there for nearly 15 years.
Butte College Education Association Quick Facts
The Butte College Education Association (BCEA) represents full-time faculty teaching at all of the Butte College centers. The BCEA Executive Board consists of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Chief Negotiator, and Chief Grievance Officer. The Association's website is currently under construction.
Butte College Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement
Click here to read the Butte College Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement.
CCA District Representative: District A
Jessica Morris
Mendocino College
1000 Hensley Creek Road
Ukiah, CA 95482
E-mail:
jmorris@mendocino.edu
Butte-Glenn
Community College District
3536 Butte Campus Drive
Oroville CA 95965
Phone: (530) 895-2511
Website: www.butte.edu
Chico
Center
2320 Forest Avenue
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 895-1352
Glenn
County Center
604 East Walker Street
Orland, CA 95963
(530) 865-9728
(530) 934-2144
(530) 895-2429
Butte Community College was founded in 1966 near Oroville, some 75 miles north of Sacramento on the edge of California's Central Valley. Two years later, the district purchased a 928 acre parcel, making it the largest community college campus in the state. In 2007-08, Butte College enrolled almost 22,000 students from Butte and Glenn Counties, and has campus centers in Chico and Orland.
When development began in December 1973, the college Board of Trustees established it as a Wildlife Refuge; initial development included 10 acres of ponds for riparian habitat interwoven with several miles of walking and jogging paths. Classes began in the current location in the Fall of 1974.
In 2003, construction began on the
Chico Center, a state-of-the-art building that offers day, evening and distance courses for the Chico community. The Glenn County Center is Butte College's base of operations for the Glenn County area, which includes the communities of Orland, Willows, and Hamilton City. A variety of course offerings are available in Glenn County, including an extensive list of General Education/Transfer Classes.A new 77,000 square foot Performing and Industrial Arts Center is scheduled to open on the main campus in August of 2009, and will include a "black-box" studio theater, music ensemble rooms, professional sound recording studio, industrial arts labs, and film and digital photography labs.
With the recent addition of a solar array on the rooftop of the main campus' parking lot, Butte College has become the largest solarized campus in the state: nearly 45 percent of its campus is energized with solar power.
Mission and Values
The mission of Butte College is to create a student-centered, community-based learning environment which empowers students to become productive, literate, and responsible members of a diverse society. Our mission is accomplished through:
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Degree, transfer, career, technical, and certificate programs
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Basic skills
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English as a second language
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Student support services that promote student access and achievement
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Economic development and workforce training
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Adult non-credit courses
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Community education