Butler County Community College

Butler, PA · Public · 1,882 students · Visit Website

Butler County Community College (BC3) offers hands-on training in high-demand fields like nursing and advanced manufacturing. The nursing programs, including Registered Nursing (RN) and Practical Nursing (PN) certificates, provide extensive clinical experience in various healthcare settings. BC3 also provides workforce development and continuing education with industry-recognized certifications in areas such as industrial safety, welding, and advanced technology manufacturing. Many programs emphasize practical skills, with some manufacturing programs offering training on advanced equipment and leading to careers like manufacturing technician or robotic technician.

Programs Analyzed

3

Avg Grad Earnings

$41,492/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

61/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,610/yr
Out-of-state: $11,700/yr

All Programs at Butler County Community College

3 trade programs at Butler County 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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79 $63,946/yr $12,827 56.0x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Business
Business/Commerce, General
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65 $32,392/yr 27.9x High Very Large
832 openings/yr
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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39 $28,138/yr $6,250 24.1x Low Medium
13 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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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 3 trade and vocational programs at Butler County 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.