A New Face for the Braves

Something Brave is Landing

Black Hawk College is launching a new mascot costume and character as part of our 80th Anniversary celebration. The mascot will continue to represent the Black Hawk College Braves. Our college name and logos are not changing.

Meet Blaze the Brave!

Voting Results

Our campus community was asked to vote for one of three names. With 46% of the overall votes collected by students, faculty and staff, Blaze the Brave took flight!

Origin Story 

Born amongst the forest near rumbling volcanoes, where every challenge was met with perseverance instead of fear, Blaze the Brave was born. Blaze always burned with determination and passion, and they never backed down from hard work or difficult obstacles.

Blaze is the fastest of all the Braves in the forest, passionate about building a community, and finding the highest perch to admire the fiery bright red and orange trees.

When looking for a new place to call home, Blaze discovered Black Hawk College and recognized the same fire among its students, who were balancing jobs, families, athletics and academics while pursuing ambitious goals.

From cheering on the sidelines to offering high fives to hyping students up in the hallways, Blaze spreads their passion for their perch across campus and encourages every Brave to keep that fire within them to prove that success isn’t about avoiding failure, but to never let the fire burn out.