Butte College
Oroville, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 8,890 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural MechanizationCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,245
- Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
- Plant SciencesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $51,146
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 62 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $30,375 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,766
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 96 finishedGraduates here earned $15,779 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 147 finishedGraduates here earned $79,150 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $80,403 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 137 finishedGraduates here earned $73,572 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 63 finishedGraduates here earned $53,285 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 73 finishedGraduates here earned $53,409 a year after finishingNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 130 finishedGraduates here earned $24,501 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 1 finishedGraduates here earned $63,366 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 118 finishedGraduates here earned $106,753 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 53 finishedGraduates here earned $35,652 a year after finishingNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 172 finishedGraduates here earned $44,449 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (67)
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Apparel and TextilesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $22,886
- Apparel and TextilesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $29,795
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 23 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 96 finishedGraduates here earned $36,231 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificateNationally: $57,892
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $27,003
- English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherAssociate degree · 8 finished
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 32 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $25,749
- ForestryCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $41,922
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 39 finishedNationally: $37,910
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $38,650
- HistoryAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $31,926
- International Relations and National Security StudiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $77,470
- JournalismAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 24 finishedNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,576
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,291
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $40,033
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,648
- Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,698
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 104 finishedGraduates here earned $24,129 a year afterNationally: $30,994
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Real EstateCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 283 finishedGraduates here earned $34,275 a year afterNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $42,428
- Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $34,283
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,638
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $32,424
- TaxationCertificate · 9 finished
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,742
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $33,484
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $4,734per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,688sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,374Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 4%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,0996 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $44,80710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Butte College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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