Butte County
Regional Occupational Program
Public College in Chico, CA.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. Retention of 67% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public short-program institution, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. At 68 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 68 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $15,737 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $30–48k bands is narrow ($15,261 versus $17,166), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 65% get grants averaging $5,582, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 10% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 9 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,261 |
| $30–48k | $17,166 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 7 of these 68 students, totalling $39,915 — an average of $5,702 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Butte County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026