University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire – Barron County

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire – Barron County
Former name
University of Wisconsin-Barron County
TypeState University
Established1966
Parent institution
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
ChancellorJames Schmidt
DirectorAbbey Fischer
Academic staff
27
Undergraduates497
Address
1800 College Drive
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CampusSmall town, 110 acres (45 ha)
ColorsBlue and Gold
NicknameBlugolds
Websitehttps://barron.uwec.edu/

The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire – Barron County (also known as UWEC–Barron County or UWEC–BC) is a branch campus to the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. It is located in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and is a member of the University of Wisconsin System. As of the 2016–17 school year, there were 497 full and part-time students.

UWEC–BC is located on approximately 110 acres (45 ha) of partially wooded land. Six buildings comprise the campus. These include Meggers Hall/Ritzinger Hall (administration and classrooms), the Fine Arts Building, library, gymnasium, student center, and physical plant. Other educational and recreational facilities include an observatory, a Japanese Garden, a three-hole golf course, baseball diamonds, soccer fields, an eighteen-hole disc golf course, and a prairie restoration and wildlife habitat study area. The Cedar Side Walking Trail runs directly between the campus and the Red Cedar River.