Foreign Languages & Linguistics at Butte College

If you plan to study foreign languages and linguistics, take a look at what Butte College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Foreign Languages & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Butte College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Butte College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Rankings

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Foreign Languages & Linguistics Student Demographics at Butte College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the foreign languages and linguistics majors at Butte College.

Butte College Foreign Languages & Linguistics Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of foreign languages and linguistics associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in foreign languages and linguistics only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Butte College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

Butte College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in foreign languages and linguistics graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butte College with a associate's in foreign languages and linguistics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Foreign Languages & Linguistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Butte College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Romance Languages	5

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Foreign Languages & Linguistics Grads May Go Into

A degree in foreign languages and linguistics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Butte College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.