Experience the Butte County Advantage: Butte County, California is a place of natural beauty with countless opportunities for recreation in both rural and urban environments. The County is committed to protecting and enhancing agriculture as the backbone of the local economy and for the open spaces that make Butte County a beautiful place to live and work.
Butte County has 14 school districts with 91 public schools and 18 charter schools. The average class size is 22.7 students, which is lower than the Statewide average of 25.4 students. See a full profile of Butte County schools on Ed-Data.
Chico State has 7 colleges, 5 schools and 27 centers/institutes with 16,647 full time students. The gorgeous Chico State campus is an anchor in downtown Chico sitting on 119 acres. Chico State also has an 800 acre University Farm, a 3,950 acre Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, and a 300 acre Butte Creek Ecological Reserve. See a full profile of Chico State online.
Butte College is a fully accredited two-year community college with over 13,000 students enrolled, offering over 100 career programs and certificates, as well as workforce training, to the residents of Butte and Glenn Counties. The Butte College campus is a beautiful 928 acres and is the largest community college campus in California. Butte College is a national leader in sustainability.
Jennifer MacarthyDeputy Administrative OfficerEconomic and Community Development530.552.3338JMacarthy@ButteCounty.net
Economic Development 25 County Center Drive Suite 200 Oroville, CA 95965
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