Butler Community College is a public community college located in El Dorado, KS. It offers 134 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 33 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Butler Community College is $4,471 for Kansas residents and $6,271 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($6,279).
The school has 6,841 students, which is higher than Kansas community collleges' average (2,355). In addition, 2,373 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Butler Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Butler Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 9 | 24 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 41 | 93 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Physical Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
28 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
33 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 6,841 students at Butler Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,530 male students and 4,022 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 |
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| Total | 6,552 | 2,690 | 3,862 |
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| Male Students | 2,530 | 1,139 | 1,391 |
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| Female Students | 4,022 | 1,551 | 2,471 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 6,841 total students, 4,666 students enrolled through distance learning (2,373 students enrolled exclusively and 2,293 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,841 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 2,373 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,293 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 2,175 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Butler Community College.