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Allied Health Professions at Butte College

If you are interested in studying Allied Health Professions, you may want to check out the program at Butte College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butte College is in Oroville, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 164 allied health professions degrees were awarded at Butte College.

Online Class Availability at Butte College

Online coursework is an option at Butte College. Among 10,968 students, 2,744 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,933 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Butte College

These rankings give you a sense of how Butte College’s Allied Health Professions program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#20 of 154
Best Value	California	#22 of 110
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#26 of 110
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#42 of 157
Best Value	Nationwide	#54 of 1,196
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#195 of 1,196

Earnings for Allied Health Professions Graduates from Butte College

Graduates of Butte College’s Allied Health Professions program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$56,415
3 years	$63,506
4 years	$70,297
5 years	$81,003

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Allied Health Professions graduates from Butte College take home a median $70,297, compared with $64,499 for all Butte College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Allied Health Professions graduates at Butte College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Allied Health Professions graduates at Butte College are 37% women (61) and 63% men (103).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Butte College

Of the 17 associate’s allied health professions degrees awarded at Butte College, 59% were women (10) and 41% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Butte College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 53% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Butte College, higher than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at Butte College

This Allied Health Professions program at Butte College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	151
Respiratory Care Therapy	13

Highest-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Students who finish Allied Health Professions program at Butte College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Allied Health Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.