Barton Community College will no longer receive the federal grant that has supported the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a vital service for older adults across the region, for nearly five decades.
Developmental education at Barton provides students with an opportunity to improve their basic math, reading, and/or writing skills.
Barton continually updates courses in the developmental program to develop more efficient instructional methods to help students achieve college-readiness and to decrease the cost to students in time and in money.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, May 20th shows a little progress with Severe drought at less than 2% and we are up to 19% totally out of dry conditions (mostly Southeast Kansas into the Northeast.
Barton Community College will be closed May 26 for Memorial Day. The college is now on summer hours. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The college will be closed on Fridays through July 25.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, May 13th shows a little progress with Severe drought at less than 2% and we are up to 18% totally out of dry conditions (mostly Southeast Kansas and a sliver of the Northwest.
Barton Community College has been named a 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School by Viqtory, a designation that recognizes the college’s ongoing commitment to supporting military-affiliated students.
The English for Speakers of Other Languages program prepares students to communicate in English to improve skills to further their academic studies. The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to attain fluency in English. Classes focus on academic instruction to include vocabulary, conversation, sentence structure and reading, test-taking skills, listening, speaking, and writing.
The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, May 6th shows little change across the state.
Barton Community College has announced Emma Hickel of Claflin and Allyson McDougal of Moore, Oklahoma as its 2024-25 Brant J. Ballhorst Student Ambassadors of the Year.
Barton Community College presented Dennis and Jann Sherman with the Distinguished Alumni Award Friday during its annual commencement ceremony.