Offered Programs at Butte
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Offered Through Online Classes
AS
Total Number of Programs
153
Total Number of Online Programs
3
Total Number of Completers
2,469
Offered Degrees and Major Programs
Butte College offers 153 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 76 Associate, 25 1-2 Years certificates, 5 2-4 Years Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 3 programs are available through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 3 Associate program in the virtual environment.
For academic year 2021-2022, total 2,469 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Butte College.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
Number of Programs with Completers
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 76 | 3 | 1,279 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 25 | 0 | 328 |
| 2-4 Years Certificate | 5 | 0 | 38 |
| Total | 153 | 3 | 2,469 |
Best Programs
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|
| Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | $86,900 |
| Social Sciences | $25,100 |
Popular Programs
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 87 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 27 | - |
| Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation | 23 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 372 | $25,100 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 113 | $86,900 |
| Psychology | 88 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 27 | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | 24 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 127 | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 77 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 74 | - |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | 51 | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | 39 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Agricultural Production Operations (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | ✕ | 5 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 39 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 0 | - |
Legal Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 170 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 83 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 87 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 37 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 37 | - |
Transportation and Materials Moving
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Materials Moving | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation | ✕ | 23 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Interior Design | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 24 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 328 |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 29 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 38 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 33 completers | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Crop Production | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 4 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Ethnic Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✕ | 29 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Journalism | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 1 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 3 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 21 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 14 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 9 | - |
Education
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 22 | - |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Pre-Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature | ✕ | 5 | - |
Work and Family Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work and Family Studies | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Child Development | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
Legal Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary | ✕ | 2 | - |
English Language and Literature
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 44 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✕ | 20 | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | ✕ | 24 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 21 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 24 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 17 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✕ | 17 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 14 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 12 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 9 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✔ (1 completers) | 88 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✔ | 88 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✕ | 112 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 76 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 14 | - |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✕ | 22 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✔ (1 completers) | 412 completers | $25,100 |
| Social Sciences | ✕ | 372 | $25,100 |
| Anthropology | ✔ | 13 | - |
| Economics | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Geography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 13 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 2 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 47 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Photography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 161 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 16 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 113 | $86,900 |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 1 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 116 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 91 | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Real Estate | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✔ | 13 completers | - |
| History | ✔ | 13 | - |
| Total | 1,279 |