Train for Your Career Calling

From caring for patients to protecting your community, careers in health and public services are built on compassion and commitment. Whether you want to become a nurse, athletic trainer or law enforcement officer, Butler has programs to ready you for meaningful careers. Our faculty care about your individual career goals and help you balance school, work and life along the way.

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Learn Today to Lead Tomorrow

We partner directly with industry professionals, so you learn current, relevant skills industry employers value.

With hands-on learning and internship opportunities, you gain confidence, experience and the connections you need to start your career.

Quality Education. At A Lower Price Tag.

Butler makes education accessible by offering high-quality programs at a price that keeps your future within reach. Here's what that looks like.

Kansas Institution

Cost Per Credit Hour (In-State Resident)

Butler Community College

$136.50

State four-year*

$323

Private four-year*

$1,198

*Costs for four-year institutions are estimated based on average tuition and fees for one year.

Learn More About Our Health & Public Safety Programs

For students who want to care for patients and protect their community.

Certified Advanced EMT (AEMT)

Get hands-on training with area hospitals, engage in an EMS field internship, and earn advanced certifications for higher levels of patient care.

Certified Medication Aide

Administer medications from antibiotics to narcotics in a healthcare facility. Learn about adverse drug reactions, side effects and protocols for administering certain medications.

Criminal Justice

Studying criminal justice at Butler Community College gives you a solid, affordable foundation in law enforcement, courts and corrections.

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Get real-world clinical experience in a variety of emergency settings, such as working with sheriff’s detectives, training for rescue operations, firsthand exposure to EMS operations in the field and more.

Exercise Science

Get fit, stay fit, and teach others how to be fit. When you study exercise science, you learn human movement, nutrition, sport psychology and holistic health.

Fire Science

Through hands-on experience in the college’s state-of-the-art training tower, you are exposed, first-hand, to a variety of elements – including rope rescue, forcible entry and fire evolutions.

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)

Learn to give daily care to residents and patients in nursing homes, assisted living communities, hospitals and other long-term care housing.

Nutrition

Gain a unique insight into the human body and understand the function and metabolism of nutrients.

Operator Training for Assisted Living

Learn to oversee the care, activities, personal rights and more that uphold the quality of life for assisted living residents.

Physician Coding

You’ll become familiar with medical office terminology, medical ethics, insurance protocols and efficient billing and coding processes so you can excel in a medical office or clinic.

Pre-Health Professions

The Pre-Health Professions pathway sets the science foundation for any health-related transfer major.

Pre-Medicine

Our pre-med program offers high-level courses to teach you broad-based knowledge, which helps you transfer to a four-year college and kickstart your journey in the medical field.

Pre-pharmacy students working with professor

Pre-Nursing

This program will provide preparation for many health care professions. The Pre-Nursing Degree offers the prerequisites required for health care professional degrees offered at Butler and beyond.

Pre-Pharmacy

Gain the general education and science background needed to prepare you for the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT).

Pre-Physical Therapy

Physical therapists provide services that help improve mobility, restore function, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients with injuries or disease.

Pre-Physician Assistant

Physician assistants practice medicine on teams with other healthcare workers. learn how to prescribe medicines, fix broken bones, give stitches, and so much more.

Public Safety

Gain the skills you need for criminal investigation, criminal law and how to think on your feet as a first responder.

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About Butler

Established in 1927, Butler Community College is Kansas’ second-largest community college. At Butler you'll find big opportunities and receive personal attention, with small class sizes ensuring every student is seen and supported by our dedicated, caring faculty.

Butler has in-person and online learning options for more than 85 academic programs and certificate pathways.