Butte College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Butte College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Oroville, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,356 for California residents and $9,276 for other students on average. It offers 163 degree programs through 82 Certificate, 81 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 20 programs (20 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA
Phone	530-895-2511
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,356 Out-of-State$9,276
Student Population »	10,968 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	45%
Transfer-out Rate	9%
Retention Rate	68% (Full-time) 42% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,810
Students to Faculty	21:1 (4.76%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,600

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,356 for California residents and $9,276 for out-of-state students at Butte College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($10,350) over public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Butte College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,356	$9,276
Books & Supplies	$1,270
Off-Campus Living Costs	$22,342
Average Financial Aid	$5,810
Cost of Attendance	$24,968	$32,888
After Financial Aid	$19,158	$27,078
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,600

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
Butte College	$1,356	$9,276
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,672	$10,350
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Butte College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 20 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 20 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	82	81	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Crop Production	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	38 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	107 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	57 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	95 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	316 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	116 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	93 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 10,968 students at Butte College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,144 male students and 5,326 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	9,470	4,084	5,386
Male Students	4,144	1,873	2,271
Female Students	5,326	2,211	3,115

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Butte College, there are 9,362 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,464 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,818 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,646 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	9,362
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,818
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,646
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,898