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Butler County Community College

Butler, Pennsylvania Public 2-year Town

Overview

Butler County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Butler, Pennsylvania. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,317 students in fall 2024.

Butler County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 71 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 398 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,317
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
398
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
71
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 71

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Psychology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Education 4
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Engineering Technologies 9
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering 1
History 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Precision Production 3
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Physical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
355
Certificates under 1 year
26
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
17

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,317
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,317
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,067
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
87%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
29%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Megan Coval
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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