unitid 110246 · Oroville, CA · public 2-year · rural (distant)
Butte College
- enrollment 2023
- 12,523
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
8,890
90th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
35%
undergrads on Pell grants
65th pctl among public 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,509
56th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,520
after aid, aided students
28th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,810
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,500
53rd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,944 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k57%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $16,880
- First-generation students
- 51%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,356
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences, General. | 316 | $39,587 | $9,036 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 153 | $80,487 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 136 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 128 | $84,378 | $15,414 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 127 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 116 | $109,054 | $15,375 |
| Psychology, General. | 107 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 95 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 93 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 87 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 85 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 70 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.