Butte Outcomes - Graduation, Transfer-out, Retention Rates

At Butte College, the graduation rates was 45.26% (444 students out of 981 candidates were completed their degree within 150% normal time (for example, within 6 years for students seeking a 4-year bachelors degree)). By gender, 236 male and 208 female students graduated from the school last year by completing their jobs in the period.

The following table and chart describe the graduation rates (150% normal time) by gender at Butte College. Last year, the graduation rate was 45.26%. where 444 students out of 981 candidate completed their degree.

177 students completed their degree or certificate program within 100% normal time and 444 students finished there program within 150% normal time.

The following table and chart show graduation rates by race/ethnicity. The numbers in parenthesis denotes number of completers over number of candidates for each category.

Non-resident alien student is not a US citizen and studies with student visa, such as F visa, in United States. At Butte College, 20 of 30 non-resident alien students completed their courses within 150% normal time and the graduation rate was 66.67%.

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing students who have transferred out of other institution into total number of students (candidates) within 150% normal time. The transfer-out rate at Butte College is 9.07% (89 out of 981 students transferred-out.).

By definition, retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Butte College, the retention rate is 68% for full-time students and 42 % for part-time students.