Barton Community College

Great Bend Tribune
Published October 18, 2020

October 16, 2020
Story by Brandon Steinert
Courtesy photo submitted

Most students who take classes at Barton Community College at Fort Riley learn about the institution’s unique offerings tailored to Soldiers’ lifestyles after transferring to the post. Melissa and Justin Johnson, however, chose Fort Riley in 2018 out of three options specifically because of Barton’s day and night classes, which are offered on scholarship to Soldiers, their spouses and dependents in seven six-week cycles.

October 15, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

Barton Community College has announced its fall 2020 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society initiates.

PTK is the international honor society for two-year colleges and symbolizes excellence in higher education.  Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are invited to join PTK. The PTK group at Barton spends significant time sponsoring local events as well as volunteering to support others’ events.

October 14, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska

The Barton Community College Foundation presents scholarships each year from funds received through its fundraising events, endowments and annual scholarship gifts. The Foundation has selected the following students (listed by hometown) for scholarship offers for the 2020-21 academic year: 

Kansas

October 14, 2020 
Story by Joe Vinduska 

Barton Community College will host a blood drive from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 in the Technical Building in room T-186, the Case New Holland Training area. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks will be required. 

October 13, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Courtesy Photos submitted

October 8, 2020 
Story by Joe Vinduska 

Barton encourages potential students to let their “GPA Pay the Way” through the Barton Bound scholarship. The tiered program awards first time college students who graduated from a Kansas high school based on their GPA or ACT score. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is May 1 (students graduating in December have a deadline of Dec.1).  

October 7, 2020

Barton Community College has announced its list of graduates who earned associate degrees or certificates for career training during the summer semester of 2020.

Abilene
Sabrina Boyd, A.S.
Amanda Brown, A.G.S.   

Bel Aire
Cort Schwerdtfeger, A.S.            

Chapman
Terry Charlett, A.G.S.      

Chase
Maggie Schneider, A.S.   

Ellsworth
Orlando Rivera-Leon, A.G.S.        

October 7, 2020 
Story by Joe Vinduska 
Photo by Brandon Steinert 

October 1, 2020 

Story by Heather Morgan, Executive Director of Kansas Association of Community College Trustees
and Brandon Steinert