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Butte College

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.

Campus Location

3536 Butte Campus Drive
Oroville, CA 95965-8399
USA
Main Tel: (530) 895-2511
Web Site

The campus is in a rural area.

Butte College Highlights

Where Butte College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in security and law enforcement, engineering technician, construction trades, and nursing and emergency medicine.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Weekend study option
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
< 1 year certificate1,24045
Associate91456
1-2 year certificate21324
2-4 year degree423

Students

The student enrollment at Butte College was 12,228 in 2007 (7,481 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 714
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 5,180
Books and supplies$ 1,422

Financial Aid: Butte College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  103
Without tenure; working toward tenure  79
Without tenure; tenure not available  3

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (77 awarded)

  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (79 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • 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 (20 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Environmental Science
  • Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (71 awarded)

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

DESIGN (9 awarded)

  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

  • Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (197 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (94 awarded)

  • Child Development
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

HOSPITALITY (24 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (3 awarded)

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

LAW (2 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (529 awarded)

  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • English Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (32 awarded)

  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (10 awarded)

  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Journalism
  • Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (305 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 (0 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

  • Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (10 awarded)

  • Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Real Estate

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (792 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (29 awarded)

  • Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation

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