8FPS: Butte's Graduation

Over 1,000 students graduated from Butte College Friday night. Butte has been a huge asset as a community college to the local area. It has even been a launch pad for many of its students. Once thought of as an outlier school for those with lower potential, Butte College has grown and received many impressive reviews. It has become a major decision for students entering into the college arena. It also offers many choices that you can't always get at the state level. The fact that they continue to grow and had over 1,000 students graduating was quite impressive.

Early Childhood Education Crystal Xiong, waves after receiving her diploma with Butte College graduates in their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Butte College graduates listen to speakers in their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Over 1,000 Butte College students were graduates in their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Admin of Justice majors Cameron Turner (left) and Jennifer Tambourine (right) take their seats with Butte College graduates in their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Butte College graduates enter their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Butte College graduates enter their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Fire Technology major, Tevin Roe, looks on before Butte College graduates began their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Social Behavioral Science major, Carrie Goodeill, looks through the fence for family and friends before Butte College graduates began their ceremony at Butte's Cowan Field on Friday, May 28, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)