About
Butte College is a public community college located in Oroville, California. While the founding year is not explicitly mentioned, the college is part of the Butte-Glenn Community College District and offers a diverse range of academic programs, including career and technical education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 121 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 107 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing12 · 9.9%
- No Data107 · 88.4%
- Failing2 · 1.7%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 4
- Jan 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2015Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,123 students received $23.7M in Pell grants, alongside $2.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 589 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (5.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Butte College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Butte College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Butte College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectButte College | 45% | Open admission | 10,968 | $5,520 | Community College |
| 50% | Open admission | 30,746 | $14,621 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 9,457 | $15,843 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,842 | $9,053 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,267 | $6,906 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,838 | $12,351 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,706 | $6,904 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,494 | $480 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,575 | $11,120 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,538 | $9,490 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,098 | $5,975 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 28,071 | $8,069 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,040 | $8,516 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,103 | $5,377 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,038 | $12,517 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,225 | $8,330 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,472 | $5,040 | Community College | |
| 0% | Open admission | 18,258 | $2,818 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 4,844 | $14,644 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,061 | $11,130 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,920 | $6,614 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,073 | $2,878 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 19,125 | $7,245 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,464 | $2,823 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,320 | $2,576 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 45% | — | 9,073 | $7,245 |
Institutions like Butte College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Butte College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
Bakersfield College
Grad rate50%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment30,746Net price$14,621View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cabrillo College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,457Net price$15,843View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chabot College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,842Net price$9,053View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
City College of San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,267Net price$6,906View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of Marin
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,838Net price$12,351View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Redwoods
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,706Net price$6,904View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Sequoias
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment14,494Net price$480View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Siskiyous
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,575Net price$11,120View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Contra Costa College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,538Net price$9,490View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Folsom Lake College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,098Net price$5,975View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Fresno City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment28,071Net price$8,069View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Lake Tahoe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,040Net price$8,516View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Las Positas College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,103Net price$5,377View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Lassen Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,038Net price$12,517View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Mendocino College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,225Net price$8,330View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Merced College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,472Net price$5,040View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Modesto Junior College
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment18,258Net price$2,818View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Napa Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,844Net price$14,644View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Ohlone College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,061Net price$11,130View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Sacramento City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,920Net price$6,614View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Shasta College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,073Net price$2,878View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Sierra College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,125Net price$7,245View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Taft College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,464Net price$2,823View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Yuba College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,320Net price$2,576View data
Butte College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
This page is dedicated to providing publications, reports, and data visualizations for campus-wide efforts and Planning, Research, and Organizational Development (PROD).
Visit IR office page- Brian Murphy
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryProgram Data - Planning & Information - Butte College2023This data dictionary provides a summary of program data from Butte College's management information system (MIS). Designed to support informed dialogue about programs and disciplines, it delivers concise, accessible information for department chairs and coordinators. Reports use fall semester data focusing on several areas: demographics, department/program success, retention, efficiency, degrees and certificates awarded, number of courses offered, student success, faculty demographics, faculty load, and SURE report data.butte.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Notable alumni of Butte College (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Damien Borel
- Chad Folk
- Paul HendersonBasketball
- Brian Ramsay
- Rocky Smith
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