Academics
At Barton, you can achieve your educational and career goals in no time! Barton offers transfer programs designed to easily transfer to a four year college and many career program options to put you on a faster track to employment.
Get Your Degree Anywhere
Barton Expands to
Fort Leonard Wood
Flexible Live Online and Barton Online courses give military-connected students options designed to fit military, work and family life.
Serving Those Who Serve:
Build Your Career in Federal HR
Designed for transitioning servicemembers, military spouses, and civilian learners, Barton's Federal Human Resources program equips you with the skills to step directly into federal HR roles!
Program Highlight:
Scales Tech
Barton’s Scale Technician Certificate Program equips students with the essential technical skills needed to enter the weights and measures industry—a field with growing demand and career stability.
Events
College News
Barton Community College hosted approximately 110 higher education professionals from across Kansas Oct. 23 for the 2026 Kansas Corequisite Symposium, which focused on improving student success through innovative instructional practices and academic support.
Barton Community College welcomed more than 200 high school students from 19 schools to campus for the Annual Jack Kilby STEM Day (JKSD) on Nov. 6.
One of the most internationally renowned and iconic ballet productions will be brought to life as the Barton Dance program, in collaboration with Aly’s Dance Studio and dancers from around the region, presents “The Nutcracker for the Golden Belt” from Nov. 20-21 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on the Barton campus.
Four Barton Community College music students earned honors at the Kansas Music Teachers Association (KMTA) and Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) State Competitions held recently at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, competing against collegiate musicians from institutions across the state.
The Shafer Art Gallery at Barton Community College will host a free opening reception from 4-6 p.m. Nov. 13 for an exhibition featuring the work of sculptor Glenn Zweygardt and painter Michael Jilg. The exhibition will run through Dec. 12.
Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education is holding orientation days Nov. 9-12 with multiple times available in preparation for its next nine-week session of high school diploma classes, which will start Nov. 16 and 17, depending on which class sessions are signed up for.
