Cost
High School Tuition, Fees and Textbook Cost
At Butler Community College, we believe cost should never be a barrier to your education. This is why we offer multiple ways for high school students to earn college credit at a significantly reduced cost. Interested in enrolling at Butler as a high school student? View our enrollment steps to get started!
Tuition & Fees
High school students have class options that are available at a reduced cost. The General Education Tuition Waiver provides five general education classes at $0 tuition! Students are responsible for the fees, textbooks, and other course required materials. You don’t need to do anything to apply the waiver, just enroll for fall or spring in the classes as a Kansas resident, and the discount will be applied at the time of enrollment.
Excel in CTE is a State of Kansas program that waives tuition and reduces fees for career and technical education classes. Excel in CTE classes can be found on our Course Schedule by selecting "SB 155/KS CTE Initiative" from the schedule type drop down menu. Classes that are not on the waiver lists will follow our standard tuition and fee rates. Our current tuition and fee rates are published on our website.
Tuition Waivers
General Education Tuition Waiver
Kansas high school students have the opportunity to take approved Butler general education courses at $0 (zero) tuition. Students must meet Kansas residency requirements (according to Butler policy). Out of state and international high school students are not eligible. Classes are only eligible during the fall and spring semesters. Discounted courses are not available during the summer semester.
Program Details
- $0 tuition on approved general education courses
- $27 per credit hour fee applicable to all courses; textbook costs apply
- Technology Access Charge (graduated by billable credit hours) – please see Tuition and Fees page for more details
- Eligibility - Current Kansas high school students Location - ANYWHERE (at your high school, in a Butler classroom, or online)
Cost Example for one course (3 credit hours)
Books and special course fees are not included.
- Tuition: $0
- Course fee ($27/credit hour): $81
- Registration fee: $15
- Technology access charge: $62
- Total estimated cost: $158
Eligible Courses (3 credit hours each)
- BS 160 General Psychology
- EG 101 English Composition 1
- HS 131 US History 1
- MA 135 College Algebra
- SP 100 Public Speaking
Technical Education Tuition Waiver
In 2012, the Kansas State Senate passed Senate Bill 155 (Excel in CTE), which authorizes Butler Community College to waive the cost of tuition for high school juniors and seniors who meet residency requirements for enrollment in any tiered career technical course. Textbooks, program fees and any other additional fees may apply.To view if a class complies with Excel in CTE you can use the interactive course schedule to do an advanced search for the program.
Textbooks
Textbooks are an important part of a student's college education but can be expensive. In fact, textbook prices have gone up 800% since 1978. Butler's recommendation for a full-time student (12+ credit hours) is to budget $600 for textbooks. Understanding that this expense can be a barrier for students, Butler is dedicated to reducing textbook costs for students.
One way we do this is through our OER (Open Educational Resources). This has allowed Butler to save students an estimated $1.75 million since the Fall of 2018 for English classes alone. When using OER and cohort access textbook options, the cost of the textbook is included on the student bill and is made available in Canvas when the student begins class. Learn more about Butler's efforts to ensure textbooks stay as affordable as possible. Additionally, some of your courses may require an access code for digital materials. These can often be found in Canvas (our online learning system). Please direct questions about these online materials to your instructor.
Contact Us
Email: highschool@butlercc.edu
Phone: 316.322.3254
Email: EarlyCollegeAcademy@butlercc.edu
Phone: 316.323.6139