Butler Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Butler Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in El Dorado, Kansas.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,456 for Kansas residents and $6,256 for other students on average. It offers 131 degree programs through 41 Certificate, 90 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 4 programs (4 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	901 S Haverhill Rd, El Dorado, KS
Phone	316-321-2222
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,456 Out-of-State$6,256
Student Population »	6,697 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	30%
Transfer-out Rate	22%
Retention Rate	61% (Full-time) 34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,019
Students to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,100

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,456 for Kansas residents and $6,256 for out-of-state students at Butler Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($5,951) over public community colleges in Kansas.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Butler Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Kansas Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,456	$6,256
Books & Supplies	$1,000
On-Campus Living Costs	$9,620
Off-Campus Living Costs	$17,120
Average Financial Aid	$3,019
Cost of Attendance	$15,076	$16,876
After Financial Aid	$12,057	$13,857
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,100

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Kansas Residents	Out-of-State Students
Butler Community College	$4,456	$6,256
Public Community Colleges in Kansas	$5,170	$5,951
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Butler Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	41	90	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Veterinary Studies	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Broadcast Journalism	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sports Communication	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	46 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Industrial Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Care and Support Services Management	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pre-Law Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	379 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Air Transportation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	93 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	120 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	73 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 6,697 students at Butler Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,635 male students and 4,373 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	7,008	2,931	4,077
Male Students	2,635	1,202	1,433
Female Students	4,373	1,729	2,644

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Butler Community College, there are 6,697 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,375 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,150 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,225 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	6,697
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,150
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,225
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,322