Butte College vs. Sac City

Comparable Facts

Compare Butte College in Oroville, CA with Sacramento City College in Sacramento, CA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the table above.

Sacramento City College is larger than Butte College based on total student enrollment (19,920 students vs. 10,968 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Butte College is located in Oroville, CA (Distant Rural setting); Sacramento City College is in Sacramento, CA (Large City setting).
• Butte College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Sacramento City College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Butte College 21:1; Sacramento City College 26:1.

Butte College vs. Sac City Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Butte College or Sac City? Published tuition is the sticker price; many students pay less after aid (see average net price below).

• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Sacramento City College than Butte College ($8,624 vs. $9,112).
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Butte College are 19% lower than at Sacramento City College ($17,894 vs. $22,086).
• Butte College is 5.3% more expensive for in-state tuition than Sac City (about $68 more per year; $1,356.00 vs. $1,288.00).
• Out-of-state tuition is 36% higher at Sac City than at Butte College (about $3,340 more per year; $12,616.00 vs. $9,276.00).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Sacramento City College than at Butte College (90% vs. 88%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Butte College students is 7.8% larger than aid received by Sacramento City College students ($6,677 vs. $6,192).

Butte College vs. Sac City Admissions comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Butte College or Sac City? Typical SAT and ACT scores (midpoint estimates from the mid-50% ranges in the table above), enrolled-tester score ranges where reported, test score submission policy, deadlines, and acceptance rates summarize admission difficulty between Sac City and Butte College.

• Both colleges report an open admissions policy; selectivity can still vary by program or major.
• Submitting SAT or ACT scores: Butte College - Open admission; Sac City - Open admission.

Butte College vs. Sac City Graduation Outcomes Comparison

How do outcomes compare for Butte College and Sac City? Where federal data is available for both schools, the bullets below compare graduation rate, earnings, and student loan debt using the same College Scorecard / IPEDS fields as the comparison table. If a metric is missing for one school, that school is noted separately.

• Graduates from Sacramento City College earn a median of about $2,600 more per year than Butte College graduates about ten years after starting college ($39,000 vs. $36,400), per the same Scorecard earnings definition.
• Among federal student loan borrowers, Sacramento City College graduates have a $3,478 lower median loan debt than Butte College graduates ($10,500 vs. $13,978).
• Among borrowers, Sac City graduates have an estimated $36 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Butte College graduates ($108 vs. $144).
• More Butte College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Sac City students, three years after graduation. (32% vs. 29%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.