Butler County Community College Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Butler County Community College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you'll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Butler County Community College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Butler County Community College was awarded 3 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

BC3 was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into BC3?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Butler County Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Butler County Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Butler County Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Butler County Community College is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Butler County Community College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Butler County Community College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

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Butler County Community College Is Not Very Diverse

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,338 undergraduates at BC3 with 1,552 being full-time and 1,786 being part-time.

BC3 Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

With an overall score of 14.66 out of 100, BC3 is one of the least diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Butler County Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of BC3 is $4,800. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for BC3

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$2,611	$3,519	$6,042	$9,232	$9,551

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BC3, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At BC3, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,527 a year. That adds up to $18,108 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BC3 is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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How Much Money Do BC3 Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from BC3 make about $31,100 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 22% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at Butler County Community College make the most money.

Location of Butler County Community College

Butler County Community College is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The location of BC3 is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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Contact details for BC3 are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	107 College Drive, Butler, PA 16002
Phone:	724-287-8711
Website:	www.bc3.edu

Butler County Community College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Butler County Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at BC3

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 931 students took at least one online class at Butler County Community College. This is an increase from the 856 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	931	131
2016-2017	856	170
2015-2016	872	233
2014-2015	808	274
2013-2014	827	268

Learn more about online learning at Butler County Community College.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.