Butte College
Oroville, CA, United States
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
Butte College has 27 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (associate), where graduates earn a median $107,202 four years after finishing, against $79,943 for the same field nationally.
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$44,807
Former students who received federal aid
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Butte College. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 96 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
Highest-earning programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 118 | $106,753 | $107,202 | $79,94334% above | $11,125 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 17 | $80,403 | $87,671 | $64,06337% above | N/A |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 1 | $63,366 | N/A | $57,68010% above | N/A |
| Fire Protection | 21 | N/A | $52,959 | $71,52126% below | N/A |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 96 | $36,231 | $49,000 | $49,3231% below | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 63 | $53,285 | $46,677 | $47,3061% below | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 7 | N/A | $44,786 | $49,1389% below | N/A |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 24 | N/A | $44,183 | $42,7743% above | N/A |
| Psychology, General | 104 | $24,129 | $41,185 | $38,9036% above | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 13 | N/A | $41,109 | $41,4451% below | N/A |
| Social Sciences, General | 283 | $34,275 | $40,543 | $44,2678% below | $10,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 19 | N/A | $39,968 | $44,26910% below | N/A |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 8 | N/A | $36,307 | $36,3070% above | N/A |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 21 | $30,375 | $35,456 | $34,7502% above | N/A |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 3 | N/A | $32,902 | $37,38312% below | N/A |
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 147 | $79,150 | $86,324 | $56,69552% above | N/A |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 137 | $73,572 | $82,708 | $58,77241% above | N/A |
| Fire Protection | 73 | $53,409 | $67,238 | $62,1768% above | N/A |
| Precision Metal Working | 172 | $44,449 | $64,811 | $49,10032% above | N/A |
| Ground Transportation | 53 | $35,652 | $50,381 | $50,3810% above | N/A |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 24 | N/A | $46,909 | $50,5937% below | N/A |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 45 | N/A | $45,133 | $38,71417% above | N/A |
| Accounting and Related Services | 37 | N/A | $44,175 | $45,4033% below | N/A |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 13 | N/A | $33,478 | $36,5959% below | N/A |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 62 | N/A | $28,780 | $31,7589% below | N/A |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | 130 | $24,501 | N/A | $47,93349% below | N/A |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 96 | $15,779 | N/A | $22,17529% below | N/A |
Careers linked to the programs Butte College reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Healthcare practitioners
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Business Administration, Management and Operations, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Science
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
Management
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 2 more
Science
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics
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