COMMUNITY
CONNECTION News from Butler Community College | Fall 2023
Dr. Kimberly Krull President Dr. Thomas Nevill Vice President of Academics Bill Rinkenbaugh Vice President of Student Services Tom Borrego Vice President of Advancement/ Special Asst. to the President Kent Williams Vice President of Finance Bill Young Vice President of Digital Transformation / CIO Dr. Jessica Ohman Associate Vice President of Student Services Dr. Esam Mohammad Associate Vice President of Research & Institutional Effectiveness Shelley Stultz Associate Vice President of Human Resources Dr. Terry Sader Professor and President, Butler Community College Education Association Kelly Snedden Director of College Relations & Marketing
OUR MISSION
Butler Community College inspires and prepares students for lifetime success through inclusive, innovative, affordable, quality education while advancing community vitality.
Butler County Friends, As we approach the middle of the fall semester, I would like to share an important budget decision recently made by the Board of Trustees, and what it means for you, the taxpayers. After meaningful conversations and listening to concerns of Butler County taxpayers, along with our ongoing effort to be fiscally responsible, the Board of Trustees declined another $180,000 in tax dollars from the county over last year, despite a significant increase in property valuation within the county. Mill Levy Decrease This continues a very positive trend, while the county’s property valuation has increased 37% over the past five years, the College’s tax request has decreased more than $2.2M and the mill levy has decreased 38% over that same time frame, resulting in the lowest mill levy since 1986. Out-of-County Students I hear concerns that Butler County taxpayers are supporting out-of-county students who attend Butler. The important thing to know about outof-county students is that they pay $30/credit hour more than Butler students who are county residents. That adds up to $720 a year for 12 credit hours, which is 3.5x more than the annual taxes paid by a Butler County resident who owns a home of average assessed valuation.
“Butler Community College is extraordinarily grateful for every cent of investment we receive from taxpayers, and our decisions will continue to be guided by that gratitude.”
- Dr. Kim Krull, President
In 2023, out-of-county students contributed nearly $9M in tuition revenue, and the credit hours they completed generated $11.4M in state aid. These dollars afford the College the ability to offer programs like Nursing/Pre-Nursing, Business Administration, Allied Health, IT, Behavioral Science, Education and Engineering/Manufacturing, which would likely be too expensive to sustain and would therefore not be available to Butler County residents of all ages if not for these out-of-county students. Butler County Impact Butler seeks to offer programs of the highest academic quality and the best overall education we can for the residents of Butler County, and this makes us attractive to students of all addresses and backgrounds, including out-of-county, out-of-state, and international students. Based on the average assessed valuation of a home in Butler County in 2023, individual taxpayer’s support for Butler equates to a $0.48 cents per day. Due to inflation, there is not much you can buy at the store for $0.48 these days, but that does not diminish the significance of that investment in us, nor our gratitude for it. Sincerely,
Dr. Kimberly Krull President, Butler Community College