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Butte College

Oroville, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
45%
Enrollment
10,968
peer median 9,073
Avg net price
$4,632
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About

Butte College is a public community college in the Butte-Glenn Community College District based in Oroville and has expanded to Chico, and Orland.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
45%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

35.0pp gap
Pell recipients
40%
Non-Pell
75%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 35.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,367
$30–48k$4,104
$48–75k$7,220
$75–110k$9,836
$110k+$12,770

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,632
vs Community College median $4,632
Pell recipients
46.1%
Federal loans
3.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs103
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

950 total
01Social Sciences
32133.8%
02Health Professions
15816.6%
03Business
11812.4%
04Psychology
10410.9%
05Security/Protective
848.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
474.9%
07Communication
394.1%
08English Language
272.8%
09Computer Sciences
262.7%
10Agriculture
262.7%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
10,968
12-mo unduplicated
13,048
Undergraduate
13,048
Graduate
10,933

Gender split

Men
43%5,663
Women
57%7,385

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.2%
Hispanic
33.7%
Two or more
6.3%
Asian
5.5%
Black
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.6%
Unknown
1.1%
Non-resident
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
208

Butte College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Butte College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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%10,968$4,632Community College
Bakersfield College
50%30,746$4,751Baccalaureate
Cabrillo College
9,457$13,328Community College
Chabot College
12,842$4,616Community College
City College of San Francisco
19,267$7,272Community College
College of Marin
4,838$15,517Community College
College of the Redwoods
4,706$3,214Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
College of the Siskiyous
1,575$7,241Community College
Contra Costa College
6,538$6,522Community College
Folsom Lake College
11,098$3,661Community College
Fresno City College
28,071$1,699Community College
Lake Tahoe Community College
4,040$10,975Community College
Las Positas College
8,103$4,175Community College
Lassen Community College
2,038$7,677Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Modesto Junior College
0%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
Napa Valley College
4,844$14,046Community College
Ohlone College
9,061$14,130Community College
Sacramento City College
19,920$3,974Community College
Shasta College
9,073$3,743Baccalaureate
Sierra College
19,125$4,462Community College
Taft College
4,464$2,699Community College
Yuba College
6,320$3,573Community College
Peer group median45%9,073$4,632

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Address
3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965

This page is dedicated to providing publications, reports, and data visualizations for campus-wide efforts and Planning, Research, and Organizational Development (PROD).

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Team
1 member
  • Brian Murphy

Documents & reports (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

Notable alumni (5)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Damien Borel
  • Chad Folk
  • Paul Henderson
    Basketball
  • Brian Ramsay
  • Rocky Smith

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