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Student Musicians Take Center Stage Next Week for Fall Concert. The Butler Community College Instrumental Music Department will perform its Fall Concert next week on the Butler of El Dorado campus. The performance takes on an extra-special meaning by showcasing the world premiere of Centennial Pulse by Grace Baugher-Dunlap, commissioned in celebration of Butler's 100th anniversary year. Student musical groups performing in the Fall Concert include Butler's Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble and Show Band, as well as the Woodwind and Brass Ensembles. The Instrumental Music groups are directed by Music

Community colleges across Kansas are partnering with the 184th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Kansas Air National Guard to strengthen cybersecurity education and workforce development through the newly formed Kansas Community College Cyber Consortium. As part of this collaborative effort, the 184th Cyberspace Operations Group, led by Colonel Jeremy Cook, recently presented a cybersecurity session, “Perspective of the Wolf,” at Butler Community College in Andover, bringing together community college leaders, faculty and cyber students from across the region. The Cyber Consortium, formed

Butler Community College’s Life Enrichment will welcome a presentation by Marcia Sebree about POW camps in Peabody, Kansas, and a performance by Handpan Dan on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 9 a.m. in the Hubbard Welcome Center on the El Dorado campus. Sebree, president of the Peabody Historical Society, will begin the event at 9 a.m. by sharing information about the German POWs who came to Peabody in the fall of 1943. The POWs helped with the harvest and did other jobs around town. The POWs stayed in Peabody for two years. Daniel “Handpan Dan” Baird will present the handpan at 10 a.m., a peaceful and

Board of Trustees chooses not to exceed revenue neutral rate Butler Community College will not increase the amount of property-tax revenue it collects in Fiscal Year 2027 (FY2027), despite an estimated 5.9% increase in property valuations. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Butler Community College Board of Trustees approved a budget that does not exceed the revenue neutral rate, resulting in an estimated mill levy of 12.502 mills, a decrease of 0.74 mills from FY2026. As Butler celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2027, the college is honoring its founding year of 1927 by reducing its property tax levy

Butler Community College and Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital (SBA) celebrated the opening of a new healthcare training facility Thursday, August 6, creating new opportunities for Butler students to gain hands-on experience in a real-world healthcare setting. The facility is located in the North Hall on the third floor of SBA, a space which had been empty for several years. Butler now has access to eight furnished patient rooms, along with a conference room, control room and medication room, creating a setting for students to learn and practice in a functioning healthcare environment. A

At the 2026 ACT Summit, held July 13-15 in Nashville, ACT presented its Champion Awards for the second consecutive year. Butler Community College was one of six recipients from across the country to be honored as champions of learner success across six categories. “I've had the privilege of working alongside many of these partners, and behind every one of these awards is a student who got a better shot because someone in their community chose to invest in them,” said Catherine Hoffmann, senior vice president of government and public relations at ACT. “That's not a small thing. I'm honored to

At this year's Commencement, more than twenty individuals earned their high school equivalencies through the Adult Education program at Butler Community College. Among them was 56-year-old Olga Machado Perez, whose walk across the stage became one of the day's defining moments. The final graduate of the ceremony, Machado Perez crossed the stage with the help of a walker. As she did so, the audience rose to its feet. Many of her fellow graduates joined in the applause as she accepted her diploma, bringing the ceremony to a fitting close. "It was amazing," Machado Perez said. "I wasn't expecting

More than $170,000 in scholarship support has been offered to graduating seniors from Butler County high schools in 2026, helping local students pursue their educational goals at Butler Community College. The total includes both Butler Foundation scholarships made possible through donor support, and academic scholarships awarded by the college to recognize student achievement and potential. Students from Augusta, El Dorado, Andover, Circle, Douglass, Rose Hill, Bluestem, Remington, and Flint Hills high schools all were awarded scholarships as they prepare to begin their college careers. Kyla

Butler Community College has announced the President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll Recipients for the Spring 2026 semester. To be named to the President’s Honor Roll, students earned a 4.0 GPA, while students on the Dean’s Honor Roll earned a 3.50 - 3.99 GPA. 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. PRESIDENT'S HONOR ROLL In State Allen Paige Rankin Alma Dalton Debler Altavista Castyn Andres, Alexis Todd Altoona Summer Raymond Andale Hunter Engelbrecht, Carlee

Butler Community College has released the full list of graduates for the 2025-2026 school year, including Order of the Gold and Order of the Purple honorees, Early College Academy students and members of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. To receive Order of the Gold, students must have earned a 4.0 GPA and completed 30 credit hours at Butler. To receive Order of the Purple, students must complete a similar number of credit hours at Butler and finish with a 3.75 or higher GPA. Graduates are organized by in-state versus out-of-state, then by hometowns and last name. In addition, students from