Butte College offers 226 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 23 major programs - 8 Certificate and 15 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $1,356 for California residents and $9,276 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,744 students out of total 10,968 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 580 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Butte College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameButte College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA
Online Students2,744 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,933 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$1,356
Out-of-State$9,276
Student to Faculty21:1 (4.76%)
Online Degree Programs
Total23 Programs
Certificate8 Programs
Associates15 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Butte College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,356 and $9,276 for non-California residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $376 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$1,368$1,368$1,336$1,336$1,356
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,088$7,848$7,816$8,416$9,276
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$46$46$46$46$46
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$326$316$346$341$376

Online Programs By Area of Study

Butte College offers 226 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 23 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificates, 15 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs815NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs119107NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Family and Community Services1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 122 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 339 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Retail Management1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 5 NOT OFFERED
Taxation7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
HistoryNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Butte College, there are 10,968 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,677 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,744 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,933 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment10,968
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,744
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,933
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,291

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,744 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,707 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 10 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,744
California Resident2,707
Other State In U.S.27
Outside of U.S.10
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,744
Degree/Certificate Seeking2,389
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking355

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