Butler Community College
901 S. Haverhill Road
El Dorado, KS 67042

Butler Community College's mission is to develop responsible, involved lifelong learners who contribute to the vitality of the community the Kansas college serves. How does Butler Community College do this? By developing a student-centered learning environment and cultural opportunities to help its students succeed.

This two-year institution awards degree and certificate programs to students so that they can either continue on to a four-year institution of higher learning or directly enter the work force. Degree and certificate program options include accounting, auto collision repair, addictions counseling, pre-engineering and philosophy.

One way Butler Community College helps its students succeed by keeping its class sizes small. The average class size at this Kansas college is around 17 per class with a cap of no more than 35 students in a class at one time. The Kansas college boasts eight different sites for classes in and around Butler County. Students can enroll for classes at any site or participate in distance learning via online classes.

Additionally, students at this Kansas college can easily become engaged with the campus community by choosing to live on-campus in one of Butler Community College's residence halls. All halls are monitored by campus security and a closed-circuit television security system and each hall also has an emergency phone. Student services include clubs and organizations, health and food services, intramural sports and student government. Butler Community College's Student Life Centers provide a place for students to gather, either for club or organization meetings or just to hang out.

Quick Facts:

• The number of students enrolled at the Kansas college was 8,365 last year.


• In 2003, Butler Community College distributed $11.6 million in financial aid.


• Butler Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges.


• A little less than four percent of the Kansas college's students are international students.


• Butler Community College's dorms can house 345 students.