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Statement · El Dorado, KS

Butler Community College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $13,485 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,295.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $41,206 ten years after entering, the 68th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 32% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
9,440

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,295 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,485 and $20,810 a year depending on income at Butler Community College.

Statement of cost · Butler Community College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,295
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$13,485
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$15,724
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$3,541

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $13,485; $30–48k: $16,423; $48–75k: $16,840; $75–110k: $17,258; over $110k: $20,810. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$13,485
$30k–$48k$16,423
$48k–$75k$16,840
$75k–$110k$17,258
Over $110k$20,810

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $41,206; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$35,102
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,891
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
68th percentile among public 2-years
$41,206
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
53rd percentile among public 2-years
$10,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,680

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $35,102; 8 yrs after entry: $37,891; 10 yrs after entry: $41,206. Median graduate debt: $10,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$35,102
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$37,891
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$41,206
Median graduate debt$10,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Butler Community College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree379$38,300$12,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree120$63,700$24,750
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma107not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma93not reportednot reported
Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's Degree73$50,845$12,699
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree57not reportednot reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree52not reported$13,356
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma42not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree35$41,021$18,407
Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree25not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree21not reportednot reported
Engineering, GeneralAssociate's Degree20not reportednot reported
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's Degree19$63,541$20,225
Computer ScienceAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree15not reportednot reported
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree14not reportednot reported
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma14not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree0$39,721$15,250
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Butler Community College: 5,104 undergraduates; 33% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

5,104

77th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

33%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

62nd percentile among public 2-years

Completion

32%

finish within 150% of normal time

32nd percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

42%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$29,514

83rd percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k36%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k15%
  • Over $110k11%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k36%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k15%
Over $110k11%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.