Barton County Community College is a public community college located in Great Bend, KS. It offers 107 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 43 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2024 tuition & fees of Barton County Community College is $3,904 for Kansas residents and $4,832 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).
The school has 4,269 students, which is higher than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 1,661 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.
2024 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Barton County Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Barton County Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 10 | 33 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 30 | 77 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Forestry | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Education | NOT OFFERED |
14 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Pre-Law Studies | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
18 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| History | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 4,269 students at Barton County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,547 male students and 2,201 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 3,748 | 1,336 | 2,412 |
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| Male Students | 1,547 | 557 | 990 |
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| Female Students | 2,201 | 779 | 1,422 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 4,269 total students, 2,522 students enrolled through distance learning (1,661 students enrolled exclusively and 861 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,269 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,661 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 861 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,747 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Barton County Community College.