Butte College
News Announcement

Butte College Recognized as an LGBTQ-Friendly College

Campus Pride Index, the premier national benchmarking tool for colleges and universities working to create safer and more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments, awarded Butte College 3.5 stars out of 5, placing the college on its honor roll of LGBTQ-friendly campuses. Butte College is one of 17 California colleges and universities to make the list.  

Campus Pride is the leading nonprofit organization for student leaders and campus groups working to create safer, more LGBTQ-friendly learning environments at colleges and universities. Its index score is an overall indicator of institutional commitment to LGBTQ-inclusive policies, programs and practices. 

Butte College scored particularly high in the area of "LGBTQ Campus Safety," earning 4.5 stars out of 5 for its efforts to address the safety concerns of LGBTQ people. In its report, Campus Pride recognized Butte College's success in building and maintaining a positive, visible relationship between campus safety and the LGBTQ campus community and fostering a campus climate unobstructed by harassment, violence and other negative behaviors. Butte College received 4 stars out of 5 in categories for "LGBTQ Policy Inclusion," "LGBTQ Support & Institutional Commitment," and "LGBTQ Recruitment & Retention."

Butte College was among the first community colleges in California to provide a dedicated center for LGBTQ students when it opened the Queer Resource Center in 2018. The center's mission is to provide a safe, inclusive environment and equitable access to help LGBTQ students meet their education goals. Other ways in which Butte College supports the needs and experiences of the LGTBQ community are through student-focused events, the annual Lavender Graduation Celebration, the Chosen Name Project, and access to all-gender restrooms throughout its campus and centers. 

"The Butte College Queer Resource Center is excited to share our Campus Pride Index scores with the campus, the community, and prospective students," said the center's coordinator, Sierra Mullett-Kennedy, who oversaw Campus Pride's assessment of the college. "While we celebrate these results, we look forward to improving and strengthening our commitment to a Queer-affirming campus and community."

"I am so proud of the faculty and staff who have worked diligently and caringly toward creating an inclusive, safe environment where our LGBTQ students can learn and thrive," said President Virginia Guleff. "This recognition is a testament to their work."

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