Offered Programs at Butte
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., AS
Offered Through Online Classes
AS
Total Number of Programs
158
Total Number of Online Programs
22
Total Number of Completers
2,241
Butte College offers 158 programs through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 79 Associate, 26 1-2 Years certificates, 5 2-4 Years Certificate programs.
It also offers its programs via online learning and 22 programs are available through Certificate and Associate. By degree types, it offers 22 Associate program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,241 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Butte College.
Number of Programs with Completers
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,193 Associate, 229 1-2 Years certificates, and 42 2-4 Years Certificate were awareded by Butte.
| Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 79 | 22 | 1,193 |
| 1-2 Years certificates | 26 | 0 | 229 |
| 2-4 Years Certificate | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| Total | 158 | 22 | 2,241 |
Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)
The following table shows the best programs at Butte College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
| 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 with Most Completers
The following table lists the popular programs at Butte College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 87 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 83 | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | 39 | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 37 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 24 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 372 | $25,100 |
| Psychology | 88 | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 27 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 27 | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 24 | - |
| Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | 77 | - |
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | 21 | - |
| Taxation | 13 | - |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | 12 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Butte by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Agricultural Production Operations (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
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 | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 4 | - |
Personal and Culinary Services
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal and Culinary Services | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
| Cosmetology/Cosmetologist | ✕ | 25 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
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 | ✕ | 114 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 35 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 79 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Building Construction Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 23 | - |
Transportation and Materials Moving
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation and Materials Moving | ✕ | 29 completers | - |
| Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation | ✕ | 29 | - |
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 | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Total | 229 |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 3 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Total | 42 |
Agriculture
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 22 | - |
| Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Crop Production | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 1 | - |
Natural Resources and Conservation
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
| Natural Resources/Conservation | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Environmental Science | ✕ | 3 | - |
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) | 1 completers | - |
| Ethnic Studies | ✔ | 1 | - |
Communication and Journalism
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Journalism | ✔ (1 completers) | 36 completers | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✔ | 28 | - |
| Journalism | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Radio and Television | ✕ | 8 | - |
Communications Technologies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications Technologies | ✕ | 9 completers | - |
| Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 2 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 10 | - |
| Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Computer Science | ✕ | 19 | - |
| Computer Support Specialist | ✕ | 3 | - |
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 | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | ✕ | 23 | - |
Engineering
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Pre-Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
Engineering Technology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Technology | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician | ✕ | 1 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✔ (1 completers) | 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 | ✔ (2 completers) | 54 completers | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Child Development | ✔ | 0 | - |
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | ✔ | 45 | - |
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Legal Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies | ✔ (1 completers) | 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 | ✔ (2 completers) | 27 completers | - |
| English Language and Literature | ✔ | 19 | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters (other) | ✔ | 8 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 26 completers | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 26 | - |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 19 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | ✔ (1 completers) | 19 completers | - |
| Mathematics | ✔ | 19 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✔ (1 completers) | 9 completers | - |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 8 | - |
Physical Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Chemistry | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Physics | ✕ | 8 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | ✔ (1 completers) | 92 completers | - |
| Psychology | ✔ | 92 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting | ✔ (2 completers) | 79 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✔ | 44 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 17 | - |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | ✔ | 18 | - |
Social Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | ✔ (5 completers) | 327 completers | $25,100 |
| Social Sciences | ✔ | 292 | $25,100 |
| Anthropology | ✔ | 12 | - |
| Economics | ✔ | 9 | - |
| Geography | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Political Science and Government | ✔ | 3 | - |
| Sociology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Construction Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
| Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Building Construction Technology | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mechanics and Repairers
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanics and Repairers | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 2 | - |
Precision Production Trades
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Production Trades | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 5 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Graphic Design | ✕ | 8 | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Photography | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Music | ✕ | 6 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 178 completers | - |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 11 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 119 | $86,900 |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | ✕ | 27 | - |
Business
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ✔ (2 completers) | 118 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 97 | - |
| Retail Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Small Business Administration/Management | ✕ | 4 | - |
| Real Estate | ✔ | 1 | - |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
History
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | ✔ | 11 completers | - |
| History | ✔ | 11 | - |
| Total | 1,193 |