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  • LSU, BRCC to announce joint academic program

    March 6, 2013 8:20 AM

    BATON ROUGE - This morning, administration leaders from LSU and Baton Rouge Community College will announce a joint program that officials say will benefit incoming students. The announcement will be made at the Energy, Coast & Environment Building on LSU's campus. No other details about the program have... more »
  • Social media expert on Pheed Play Video

    March 1, 2013 4:51 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Social media expert Christi Domingue-Rangel introduced us to the latest social media craze, called Pheed. She said it's a cross between MySpace and Instagram. Christi is teaching a class on Social Media Essentials class at Baton Rouge Community College. The course cost $285 and it's... more »
  • West Feliciana resumes counseling program

    February 27, 2013 8:14 AM

    ST FRANCISVILLE - The West Feliciana Parish School Board has voted to resume a career counseling program it dropped several years ago when state funding was frozen. Supervisor Al Lemoine told the board Tuesday the money to resume the program is coming from a federal grant routed through Baton Rouge... more »
  • BRCC to create airplane mechanic program

    February 18, 2013 11:03 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Community College hopes to have a program to train airplane mechanics up and running by the fall, more than two years after originally planned. School leaders say the program would produce federally-certified mechanics and is still being reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration. They say... more »
  • BRCC payroll error costs teachers during holidays Play Video

    November 20, 2012 5:57 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Teachers at Baton Rouge Community College got a rude awakening today, when the school's administration informed them they'd been overpaid and would have pay back the error. Nearly 100 teachers were included in the accounting mistake, which average about $5,000 in over payments over half the year.... more »
  • State audit report critical of BRCC

    March 27, 2012 8:33 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A report by the legislative auditor finds Baton Rouge Community College misappropriated computer equipment and firearms. In letters to Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, former interim Chancellor Jim Horton wrote that the college "recognizes its responsibility" for the lapses and stated that administrators have taken corrective actions. BRCC... more »
  • State audit report critical of BRCC

    March 27, 2012 7:00 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A report by the legislative auditor finds Baton Rouge Community College misappropriated computer equipment and firearms. In letters to Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera, former interim Chancellor Jim Horton wrote that the college "recognizes its responsibility" for the lapses and stated that administrators have taken corrective actions. BRCC... more »
  • Miller to start job as BRCC head next week

    February 9, 2012 7:22 AM

    BATON ROUGE - New Baton Rouge Community College Chancellor Andrea Lewis Miller is taking over the job next week after interim Chancellor Jim Horton wraps up his duties on Friday. Miller, who is moving from her job heading SOWELA Technical Community College, says she is "extremely excited" about the new... more »
  • New BRCC chancellor named

    December 15, 2011 5:44 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Community College now has a new chancellor. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors has selected Andrea Lewis Miller as the new head of the institution. Miller is the former chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles. ... more »
  • Hornets donate jet for BRCC aviation program

    April 28, 2011 5:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A "big" donation from the New Orleans Hornets will help new avionics students in Baton Rouge. Today the New Orleans Hornets donated a Boeing 727 jet to the Baton Rouge Community College for its new Aviation program. "This is a tremendous gift," BRCC Chancellor Myrtle... more »
  • BRCC cancels classes in Frazier building

    May 13, 2010 3:56 PM

    All evening classes and credit final exams scheduled at the Frazier Building tonight (4:00 p.m. or later) are postponed due to a police investigation in the adjacent neighborhood. (Shooting on Myrtle Ave. that happened around Noon) Students should check with their respective departments regarding new exam times. A complete list... more »
  • Carville, Matalin at BRCC

    March 24, 2010 11:10 AM

    Political consultant/commentator James Carville and his wife Mary Matalin are holding a discussion right now at Baton Rouge Community College titled "All's Fair: Love, War and Politics." News 2 will be talking with the couple after the speech to get their take on the passage of the health care bill... more »
  • BRCC Upward Bound classes resume tomorrow

    February 12, 2010 10:03 PM

    Baton Rouge Community College's Upward Bound Program will have class tomorrow, Saturday, February 13, 2010. If students have any questions, they can call 225-223-4702. more »
  • BRCC changes exam times due to winter weather

    December 4, 2009 1:29 PM

    Baton Rouge Community College is changing its final exam schedule for this weekend due to possible snow. Final exams scheduled for Friday at four p.m. and seven p.m. have been rescheduled for the same times Wednesday, Dec. 9. Exams scheduled for Saturday at nine a.m. will now be... more »

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