Butler Community College is a public community college located in El Dorado, KS. It offers 131 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 4 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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

The school has 6,697 students, which is higher than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 2,150 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - Butler CC
Kansas ResidentsOut-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
Butler CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-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. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED4NOT OFFERED
Total Programs4190NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production1 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Veterinary StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Broadcast JournalismNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Sports CommunicationNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts2 completers
9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 46 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 20 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services Management4 completers
5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-Law StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Data Analytics, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)NOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 25 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ElectricianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/PlumberNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Sheet Metal Technology/SheetworkingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder14 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Air Transportation (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist1 completers
1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder1 completers
12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Physical Therapy StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Physician AssistantNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Home Health Aide/Home AttendantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse93 completers
120 completers
NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 73 completers
NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping1 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data EntryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Retailing and Retail OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total7,0082,9314,077
Male Students2,6351,2021,433
Female Students4,3731,7292,644

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 6,697 total students, 4,375 students enrolled through distance learning (2,150 students enrolled exclusively and 2,225 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,697
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,150
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,225
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,322

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Butler Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address901 S Haverhill Rd, El Dorado, KS
Phone316-321-2222
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,456
Out-of-State$6,256
Student Population »6,697 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »30%
Transfer-out Rate22%
Retention Rate61% (Full-time)
34% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,019
Students to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)