Barton Community College is one of six community colleges statewide selected to participate in a new initiative preparing Kansans for high-demand careers in cybersecurity through a partnership between Kansas community colleges and the Kansas National Guard, announced by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall.

Barton Community College invites the public to a free weather awareness event, "Why is Kansas Weather So Different?" on Feb. 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Science & Math Building, Room S-118.

Barton Community College kicked off Career and Technical Education Month by hosting the 11th Annual Career Fair on campus Friday.

The drought monitor, as of Tuesday, February 3rd, indicates a little deterioration from last week to moderately dry in extreme northwest and along the Missouri border and a sliver on the Oklahoma border in South Central Kansas. 

The Barton Community College Library will team up with the English department and Barton’s literary annual “Prairie Ink” staff to host a “Writer’s Workshop” from 6–7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Cavanaugh Room of the Learning Resource Center or via zoom.

Barton Community College’s Theatre Department will launch its first High School Playwrights Festival in spring 2026, offering area high school students the opportunity to write and showcase original theatrical works.