Butler Community College

El Dorado, KS · Public · 5,694 students · Visit Website

Butler Community College offers hands-on training and apprenticeships in various trades, including construction, electrical, plumbing, HVAC/R, and welding. Many programs integrate classroom instruction with on-the-job training, allowing students to earn college credit while gaining experience. The college also has partnerships with local businesses and unions to help place graduates into skilled careers.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,403/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

61/100

Tuition (In-State)

$3,556/yr
Out-of-state: $6,256/yr

All Programs at Butler Community College

4 trade programs at Butler CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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84 $63,244/yr $16,415 88.6x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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69 $37,496/yr $21,915 56.7x Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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49 $29,761/yr $9,750 52.9x Low Medium
13 openings/yr
Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
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42 $27,114/yr $12,000 37.1x High Medium
15 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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Apprenticeship Pathways in Kansas

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 4 trade and vocational programs at Butler Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.