Butte County Regional Occupational Program
Chico, California · Also known as Butte County ROP · Website
$15,737
net price a year, after grants
$15,737
net price a year, after grants
Butte County Regional Occupational Program is a public under 2-year college in Chico, California with 41 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $15,737 a year. 88% of students finish within 150% of the normal time.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,737
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
88%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,737
- Cost of attendance
- $23,313
- Students with a need-based grant
- 49%
- Students with federal loans
- 10%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,261
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,166
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2016-17 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 41
- Part-time students
- 27%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 5
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,737 | $20,161 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 64% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 80% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
5 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | $29,437 | $29,395 | $34,862 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $33,691 | $33,673 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | $44,862 | $35,447 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Chico and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Butte County Regional Occupational Program cost?
$15,737 a year is the average net price at Butte County Regional Occupational Program after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,313. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,261 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Butte County Regional Occupational Program?
Butte County Regional Occupational Program has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
What is the graduation rate at Butte County Regional Occupational Program?
88% of first-time, full-time students at Butte County Regional Occupational Program finish within 150% of the normal time. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Butte County Regional Occupational Program?
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (24 certificate graduates), Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians (17 certificate graduates), Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (14 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 5 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.