Description

Butte College is a great choice for anyone looking to earn an associate of arts or sciences degree, learn a new career or take general education units to transfer to a four year college or university. In fact, Butte College has the highest transfer rate to CSU, Chico. We're here to help you get started and our faculty are dedicated to your success.

With small class sizes, state-of-the-art classrooms and computer labs, it's never been a better time to get started with your future career goals. Has it been a few years since you've been in school and you're not sure where to begin? Maybe you're ready for a second career, a job change or a promotion? If you need training for a new career, Butte College offers hundreds of career options.

The mission of Butte College is to create a student-centered, community-based learning environment which empowers students to become productive, literate, and responsible members of a diverse society.

A wide variety of men and women’s sports and intercollegiate athletics are available at Butte College. Intercollegiate sports for men include football, basketball, baseball, track, golf, cross country, and soccer. For women, there’s volleyball, cross country, softball, track, golf, soccer, and basketball. Butte College is a member of three intercollegiate conferences: Bay Valley, Golden Valley and the Northern California Football Alliance. Freshman students are eligible for varsity competition.

Butte College is located an hour and ten minutes north of Sacramento, nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The Main Campus is a designated wildlife refuge, and rests on 928 acres - making it one of the largest community college campuses in California.

Quick Facts

Location

Southwest

Setting

Rural Setting

Type

Public

Size

Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)

Website

www.butte.edu

On-Campus Housing Available

No

In-State Tuition

$804

Out-of-State Tuition

$5,364

Selectivity

Open Admissions

Enrollment

12,841

Students

Total Students
12,841

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
44%
Part-Time
56%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
92%
Out-of-State
8%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
3%
Asian
6%
Caucasian
64%
Latino
14%
Other
13%

Students State Origin

California
92%
Other
8%

International Students

International
0%
Domestic
100%