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Butler announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. The 2023-2024 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May and October issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com. Methodology, criteria, and weightings were determined by Viqtory with

The amount of Registered Apprenticeships across Kansas is growing, and this past November, KansasWorks, the state’s Office of Apprenticeships, certified Butler Community College as an Apprenticeship Intermediary. “This means Butler can develop and manage registered apprenticeship programs for large and small employers across all industries,” said Jon Cressler, chief business development officer for BETA, the business development and training arm for Butler. “As an intermediary, we handle the administrative side of the apprenticeship’s operations, much like a concierge service. We manage all

Butler Community College has released its President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll lists for the Fall 2022 semester. To be named to the President’s Honor Roll, students must have earned a 4.0 GPA, and students on the Dean’s List 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. Click this link to see the full list of honor recipients.

Butler Community College recognizes students who maintain a 4.0 grade point average for the President's Honor Roll and a 3.50 - 3.99 grade point average for the Dean's Honor Roll. Students are organized by in-state, out-of-state, city and listed in order by first name and last name. President’s Honor Roll listed first, Dean’s Honor Roll listed second. President’s In-state Andale David Graham Andover Amanda Ficken, Andrew Daniels, Angela Maloney, Annetta Connell, Brandon Cross, Breanna Haden, Brec Buster, Brenden Alfers, Britney Rhodes, Brooke Weiss, Brooklyn Barbour, Cara Brockmeyer, Chase

When Cowley College administrators reviewed their latest state needs assessment, the report indicated a large number of openings in the nursing field. Kansas labor data also ranked nursing seventh in high-demand occupations for Cowley’s service area. It is this shortage that prompted Cowley administration to begin brainstorming. While Cowley offers a pre-nursing track, there is no nursing program offered in Cowley or Sumner County to feed the nursing shortage in that region. Rather than take on the cumbersome expense of launching a new Nursing School, they looked an hour north to Butler

Janet Schueller has been named the new associate dean of Health, Education and Public Services at Butler Community College. Born and raised in Southeast Kansas, Schueller graduated from Creighton University in 1992 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Nine years later she earned her Masters degree of science in Community Health and Public Health Nursing from New Mexico State University. After graduating she worked at Memorial Medical Centre in Las Cruses, NM in various positions. She worked as Director of Pediatrics, Med-Surg and Inpatient, and Administrator on Duty. In 2004 Schueller

Butler Community College recognizes students who maintain a 4.0 grade point average for the President's Honor Roll and a 3.50 - 3.99 grade point average for the Dean's Honor Roll. Students are organized by in-state, out-of-state, city and listed in order by first name and last name. President's Honor Roll listed first, Dean's Honor Roll listed second. President’s In-state Andover Andrew Cook, Andrew Knobbe, Brandi Ohair, Brandon Cross, Brec Buster, Brooklyn Barbour, Camryn Curfman, Chase Krones, Claire Davidson, Crystal Jones, Dacia McGuire, Douglas Hoffman, Elizabeth McCully, Faris

Butler recognizes students who maintain a 4.0 GPA for the President's Honor Roll and a 3.50 - 3.99 GPA for the Dean's Honor Roll. Students are organized by in-state, out-of-state, city and listed in order by first name, last name. President’s In-State Americus Joseph Stewart III, Lesley Thompson Andale Luke Marcolesco Andover Aaron Hand, Amber Schrader, Amy Grether, Andrew Knobbe, Bowen Madden, Brenden Alfers, Brooklyn Barbour, Charles Schroeder, Cooper Kear, Denver Smith, Elaine Cook, Elizabeth McCully, Faris Alabdulkareem, Frank Macedo, Greta Lawrence, Hannah Cole, Holli Dreiling, Jace

Butler Community College is gearing up for the state-wide launch of the Kansas Promise Scholarship this coming fall. The $10 million Kansas Promise Scholarship Act was signed by Governor Laura Kelly on April 23, 2021. The revolutionary program provides last dollar assistance for tuition, fees and books for qualifying Kansans studying select career areas at the state’s community and technical colleges. Called the ‘Last Dollar’ Scholarship, when other scholarships and grants do not cover the costs owed on tuition, fees or books, the Kansas Promise Scholarship makes up the difference. Promise Act

The demand for driver services has skyrocketed and employment of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers is projected to grow five percent from 2018 to 2028. As supply chain demands grow, so will the need for truck drivers. The customized training division of Butler Community College, now known as Career and Workforce Education, has partnered with CSC, Inc. to bring CDL Class A, Class B, and Department of Transportation (DOT) training to the region. The training consists of one full week of onsite preparation at 5620 N 119th Street West in Maize, Kansas. The preparation prepares drivers to