Transcript Community Presentation

Community Update
Providing Affordable Higher Education
and Job Training in Our Community
Butte College
Proudly Serving Butte
and Glenn Counties
Spring 2016
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About Butte College
• Butte College has been providing high quality,
affordable higher education and career training
in Butte and Glenn Counties for over four
decades.
• Butte College has the highest transfer rate in
the State of California to Chico State University.
• Serving over 17,000 students annually, Butte
College has four accessible campuses which
serve students throughout Butte and Glenn
Counties:
 Main Campus
 Glenn County Center
 Chico Center
 Skyway Center
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A History of Excellence
First designed as a campus focusing on law enforcement,
fire science, and nursing, Butte College now offers:
• General education coursework
•Transfer education
•Career and technical skills preparation classes including:
Fire Academy
EMT- Paramedic
Nursing
Law Enforcement Academies:
Regular Basic
Fish and Game
State Parks
Agriculture
• Welding Technology
• Automotive Technology
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Current Highlights and Successes
• Butte College is a recipient of the 2015 Innovation in
Higher Education Award, in part for increasing the
number of degrees awarded and transfers to 4-year
universities achieved each by 30% over the last 5
years.
• Butte College is a recognized leader in vocational
programs nationwide. In 2015, the Butte College
welding program was among nine programs recognized
nationally as "Excellence in Action" award winners,
representing the best Career Technical Education (CTE)
has to offer.
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Affordable Education is a Key to
Community Success
Because the University of California and California State
systems are becoming so expensive, more people are
relying on community colleges to provide local students
with a high-quality education they may not otherwise
receive.
Undergraduate Fees for 2014-15
Butte
CSU
UC
Resident
$1,380
$6,759*
$13,300*
Nonresident
$9,030
$17,919*
$36,178
*includes campus-based fees
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Keeping our Communites Safe
and Thriving
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Butte College is an important resource for the community
in providing training for students in high-paying and
skilled jobs that keep our communities safe, such as our
nursing programs, police and fire academies.
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We are proud that Butte College programs are where
many of our nurses, police officers, firefighters, and 911
emergency responders are trained.
Pictured above: Butte College Police, Nursing
and Fire Academy graduates.
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Many Butte College
Classrooms are Old
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Much of Butte College was built over 40 years ago,
and many buildings, classrooms, science labs, and job
training equipment are deteriorating, run down, and in
need of repair.
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We need to ensure our colleges have up-to-date
educational facilities that keep pace with the rigorous
demands of highly-skilled fields that produce good
paying jobs.
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Butte College Commitment to
Students
Our educational needs and priorities include:
• Providing vocational education to prepare
students for careers in growing fields like
nursing.
• Creating job and career pathways in highpaying fields like welding and law enforcement.
• Better preparing returning veterans for highpaying jobs.
• Repairing deteriorating gas, electrical and
water lines, and leaky roofs.
• Replacing outdated electrical wiring.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
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We will be working to update the
community and key stakeholders over the
coming months about our efforts to
address Butte College’s needs and
priorities.
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We look forward to your feedback and
responding to any questions or
comments.
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We will continue to keep you informed of
our planning efforts.
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Questions & Discussion
• The most important feedback comes from
YOU!
• Please take a moment to fill out our
community survey.
• Go to www.butte.edu/feedback for more
information
• Contact us at Butte College by calling
530-895-2484 or [email protected]
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