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Butler County Community College

Butler County Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Butler, PA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $11,700 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 2,496 and it offers 20 programs(4 online programs).

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Butler County Community College is $11,700 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Butler County Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
69% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,254 (exclude student loans).
BC3 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$11,700
Average Financial Amount$4,254

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Butler County Community College offers 20 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 480 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Butler County Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate6011
2 Years Certificate14040
Total200480

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 11 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 40 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 429 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)✕4-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕3-
Total11
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Petroleum Technology/Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Corrections✕0-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕2-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕33-
Business [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕4-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕0-
Meeting and Event Planning✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)✕1-
Total40
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕3-
Organizational Communication✕8-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕0-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕4-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕9-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕6-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕2-
Computer Support Specialist✕6-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕3-
Education [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Education✕27-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕5-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕2-
Social Studies Teacher Education✕2-
Engineering [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Engineering✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕5-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician✕3-
Robotics Technology/Technician✕1-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕2-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology✕7-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 3 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 52 completers-
General Studies✕52-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Mathematics✕2-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies✕12-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✕0-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Psychology✕40-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕20-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)✕2-
Human Services [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Social Work (other)✕14-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Photography✕5-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕1-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕6-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕2-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕13-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕6-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕43-
Business [+] ✕ 100 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕81-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)✕2-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕7-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕0-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕1-
History [+] ✔ 2 completers-
History✔2-
Total429

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,496 students are attending at Butler County Community College. There are 63 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 268 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 221 (full-time) and 304 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Butler County Community College is 30% and transfer-out rate is 26%. The retention rate is 65% at the school.
BC3 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population2,496
Graduation Rate30%
Number of Faculty331
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1

Student Population at BC3

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,529 students enrolled into Butler County Community College. By gender, 972 male and 1,557 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Butler County Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Butler County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5299721,557
Full-time953421532
Part-tme1,5765511,025
There are 2,262 White (89.44%), 49 Black/African American (1.94%), 70 Hispanic (2.77%), 33 Asian (1.30%), and 185 students with other races attending Butler County Community College. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Butler County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5299721,557
American Indian/Native American312
Asian331617
Black/African American491831
Hispanic702644
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,2628511,411
Two More602634
Un-Known483216
Non-resident Alien422
Butler County Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
275 students (10.87% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 558 students (22.06% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Butler County Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Butler County Community College
Number of Students
Total2,529
Enrolled Online Exclusively275
Enrolled Some Online Courses558
Not in Online Courses1,696
By age range, at Butler County Community College, 682 students are aged 20 to 24 (26.97% of total students), 1,276 students are aged below 20 (50.45%), 55 students are aged above 50 (3.88%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Butler County Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5299721,557
Under 18481183298
Age 18-19795337458
Age 20-21407190217
Age 22-24275107168
Age 25-2919758139
Age 30-3413736101
Age 35-39821963
Age 40-491002674
Age 50-64491336
Over 64633

Directory and Accreditation Information

Butler County Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1971 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Butler County Community College.
107 College Drive, Butler, PA
724-287-8711
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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