Information for International Students
Barton Community College is a two-year community college located in Great Bend, Kansas. We offer a wide variety of two-year or transfer programs. Barton's philosophy of education recognizes the individual as society's greatest resource. That recognition offers you important benefits. First, it means your classes will be small enough to allow one-on-one contact with your instructors. In addition, it means we offer a comprehensive curriculum and excellent facilities designed to serve your individual educational needs. Financially, you will benefit from our low cost.
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Barton offers a full-range of activities for our students. Our athletic program is very competitive both within the state of Kansas and nationally.
Traditionally, we have 140-150 students from 15-20 countries around the world attending our college.
Please complete and return the documents listed below along with a $120.00 housing deposit. After receiving all of the required documents, a Review Committee will review your application. If accepted, you will receive an I-20 to assist you with obtaining your student visa. Failure to send the required deposit along with your application will result in delaying your acceptance and denying you admission to Barton.
All International Students will also be charged a one-time, non-refundable application/enrollment fee of $150 following initial enrollment at Barton Community College.
Please feel free to call or write if you have further questions concerning becoming a student at Barton.
International Student Payments
Barton utilizes Flywire to streamline the tuition payment process for our international students. With Flywire, you are offered excellent foreign exchange rates, allowing you to pay in your home currency (in most cases) and save a significant amount of money, as compared to traditional banks. Visit the Pay the College webpage for more information on Flywire and payments.
To pay by Flywire, you will need to log into the MyBarton Portal and click on Student Financial Center – My Account. When you make a payment, the International payment option will be available to choose with the other payment options.
Required Forms:
International Student Checklist
International Student Application for Admission
Statement of Finance
ISO Student Health Insurance (Additional helpful information including information regarding health insurance)
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