unitid 154697 · Great Bend, KS · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Barton County Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 10,516
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,455
55th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
16th pctl among public 2-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
34th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,356
54th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$9,905
after aid, aided students
69th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,428
after entry, Title IV students
63rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,501
40th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,020 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k22%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $30,429
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,680
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 369 | $43,503 | $10,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 129 | $59,197 | $13,125 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 51 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 51 | $58,627 | $21,250 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 32 | — | — |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies. | 29 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 24 | — | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 21 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 18 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 17 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 16 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 15 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.