by our College Data Analytics TeamMost students will never be charged the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total cost of going to Butte College can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
Just what financing solutions does Butte College deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to see how much school funding could be available to you.
The amount of financial aid you can receive varies from person to person and will depend on your family’s economic situation. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Butte College.
Financial assistance, available as scholarships, loans, and work-study, is a way schools lower the price of attendance so many students can enroll. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Among first-time, full-time freshmen at Butte College, 89% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind (about 1041 new students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $6,677 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 9% | $416 |
| Federal Pell grants | 54% | $5,688 |
| State/local grants | 86% | $3,130 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $6,189 |
Gift aid — grants and scholarships — beats loans every time because none of it has to be repaid. Here, some 59% of undergrads got grants or scholarships worth on average $5,810 (across roughly 6031 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 59% | $5,810 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $4,647 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $6,369 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $9,989.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $3,639 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $5,391 |
| Over $75,000 | $10,071 |
These figures reflect what title-IV aid recipients pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied.
The net price represents the average annual cost a title-IV-receiving student pays after grant aid is subtracted from the full cost of attendance.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $5,520 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $4,632 |
To project your own net price, use Butte College’s official net price calculator: misweb.cccco.edu/npc/111/npcalc.htm.
Graduating students at Butte College carry a median federal student debt of $8,250 in federal loans.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $8,250 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $111.32/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Butte College.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $3,500 |
| 75th percentile | $13,815 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $24,116 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,289 |
| Middle income | $6,000 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Generation Comparison
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,000 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,131 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at Butte College.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Butte College:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 12359 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $153,198,838 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
GI Bill volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 177 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $91,894 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $519 |
DoD Tuition Assistance activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 0 |
| Total DoD amount | $0 |
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