Baton Rouge Community College

Location and Contact Information

201 Community College Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
USA
Main Tel: (225) 216-8000
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Baton Rouge Community College is a two-year post-secondary public community college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was founded on June 28, 1995. The campus consists of more than 5 buildings and is spread across an area of over 60 acres. The college enrolls more than 7,000 students annually.

BRCC offers collegiate and career education that enables its students to take a transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, business and management, and engineering technician.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Baton Rouge Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Houston Community CollegeHouston, TX48,169
2Reedley CollegeReedley, CA14,223
3El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, TX25,818
4New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, NM8,593
5Mountain View CollegeDallas, TX7,126
6Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, TX41,345
7Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, FL33,448
8CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, NY15,739
9Georgia Perimeter CollegeDecatur, GA22,808
10Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, CA10,083

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate30512
1-2 year certificate93

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  2
Without tenure; tenure not available  144

Students

Student enrollment was 7,606 in 2009-2010 (5,680 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 71% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (67 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

  • Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (48 awarded)

  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

LIBERAL ARTS (164 awarded)

  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (23 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

  • Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Security and Protective Services

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