Butte College
Butte College at a Glance
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About Butte College
According to Wikipedia, Butte College is a public community college in the Butte-Glenn Community College District in Chico and Orland, California. History After the passage of the 1960 Donahoe Act, the voters of Butte County created a local community college district in 1966 to serve the educational and vocational needs of its citizens. In 1967, Butte College began by offering law enforcement, fire science, and vocational nursing classes in various locations throughout Butte County. The college officially opened its doors to the community in 1968 at the old Durham High School site, with over 1,900 people enrolled at the new college. In 1974, the college moved from Durham to its present location near the geographic center of Butte County and, in 1975, Glenn County joined the District.
Butte College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 68% | 46% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Butte College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,374 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $4,654 |
| 30K - 48K | $3,785 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,896 |
| 75K - 110K | $9,937 |
| 110K+ | $14,250 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Butte College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Butte College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,807 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Butte College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 13,048 | 13,048 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Butte College?
Butte College is located at 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965-8399.
How Safe is Butte College?
Butte College reported fewer than 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Butte College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Oroville has a violent crime rate of 0.99% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.88%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Butte College Known For?
Butte College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Biology
- Earth Sciences
- Mathematics
- History
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Medical
- Literature
- Political Science
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Education
- Business
- Engineering
Butte College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Butte College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Butte College ranks #289 in the U.S. and #518 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesButte College ranks #746 in the U.S. and #1950 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesButte College ranks #845 in the U.S. and #3652 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesButte College ranks #1069 in the U.S. and #3948 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesButte College ranks #1120 in the U.S. and #4324 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesButte College ranks #1299 in the U.S. and #4168 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesButte College ranks #1469 in the U.S. and #4259 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesButte College ranks #1799 in the U.S. and #5406 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesButte College ranks #2241 in the U.S. and #7831 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesButte College ranks #2597 in the U.S. and #8494 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesButte College ranks #2599 in the U.S. and #10923 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesButte College ranks #2611 in the U.S. and #9520 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesButte College ranks #2668 in the U.S. and #10028 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesButte College ranks #2754 in the U.S. and #10128 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesButte College ranks #3470 in the U.S. and #12723 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesButte College ranks #3494 in the U.S. and #13867 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering Degrees