Barton County Community College

Online Program Overview

Barton County Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $3,904 for Kansas residents and $4,832 for other students on average.

It offers 106 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 44 programs - 11 Certificate, 33 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Barton County Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	245 NE 30th Road, Great Bend, KS
Online Students	1,661 Enrolled Online Exclusively 861 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$3,904 Out-of-State$4,832
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	44 Programs
Certificate	11 Programs
Associates	33 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Barton County Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $3,904 and $4,832 for non-Kansas residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $75 for Kansas residents and $103 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$3,648	$3,776	$3,776	$3,840	$3,904
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$4,288	$4,544	$4,544	$4,608	$4,832

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$74	$74	$74	$74	$75
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$94	$98	$98	$98	$103

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Barton County Community College offers 106 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 44 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Certificates, 33 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	11	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	30	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	2	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	2	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	29	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Child Care and Support Services Management	8	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	269	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Wildlife Biology	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Police Science	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	3	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietitian Assistant	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	1	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Barton County Community College, there are 4,269 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,522 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,661 students are enrolled exclusively and 861 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,269
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,661
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	861
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,747

By student location, out of a total of 1,661 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,044 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 604 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 13 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.