Butte College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Butte College is a two-year, community college located between the towns of Chico and Oroville, in northern California, United States. It was established in 1967. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs. It also offers online courses. The campus is spread across an area of more than 900 acres.

Butte College aims at offering quality, affordable, educational courses ranging from basic skills to transfer courses to honors classes. The college offers more than 50 diverse career education programs. Butte College’s athletic department offers a wide variety of men's and women’s sports. Their official mascot is the Roadrunner.

Many students of Butte College have gone on to become famous. Some of the notable alumni are Chad Folk, Football player for the Toronto Argonauts; Brett Ratliff, Football player for the New York Jets; and Aaron Rodgers, Football player for the Green Bay Packers.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement and transportation.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,458 in 2009-2010 (9,115 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology
• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (103 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (102 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (23 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (31 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (101 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (123 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (27 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (651 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (27 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (55 awarded)

• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (250 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (16 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (897 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (120 awarded)

• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation