About Barton County Community College
Great Bend, Kansas, is home to Barton County Community College, a public college serving roughly 2,460 undergraduates, and about 50% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 18 to 1.
Nursing programs at Barton County Community College
According to federal completion records, Barton County Community College awards nursing credentials at the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 129 practical nursing completers and about 51 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $3,700 a year for in-state students and $5,100 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $10,700 a year. About 19% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $13,200. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $68,800 one year after finishing and $73,900 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 41% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 52% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Expect the nursing program to have its own application, prerequisite courses, and limited seats. Our guide to getting into nursing school explains what programs typically look for. Licensure runs through the state board of nursing in Kansas, and graduates sit for the NCLEX. Confirm that the specific program holds ACEN or CCNE accreditation and is approved by the state before you enroll. Compare other schools on our nursing schools in Kansas page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.