Natural Resources & Conservation at Butte College

What traits are you looking for in a natural resources and conservation school? To help you decide if Butte College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's natural resources and conservation program.

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 Natural Resources & Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

Butte College Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Natural Resources & Conservation (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Butte College Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Butte College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources and conservation majors at Butte College.

Butte College Natural Resources & Conservation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of natural resources and conservation associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in natural resources and conservation only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Butte College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in natural resources and conservation at Butte College are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

Natural Resources & Conservation 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
Natural Resources Conservation	14

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources and conservation 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
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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.