Barton County Community College vs. Garden City Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Barton County Community College in Great Bend, KS with Garden City Community College in Garden City, KS on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Barton County Community College is larger than Garden City Community College based on total student enrollment (5,092 students vs. 2,079 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Barton County Community College is located in Great Bend, KS (Rural Fringe setting); Garden City Community College is in Garden City, KS (Remote Town setting).
• Barton County Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Garden City Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Barton County Community College 18:1; Garden City Community College 15:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Garden City Community College are 0.6% lower than at Barton County Community College ($6,800 vs. $6,840).
• Out-of-state tuition is 14.8% higher at Barton County Community College than at Garden City Community College (about $640 more per year; $4,960 vs. $4,320).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Garden City Community College than at Barton County Community College (84% vs. 82%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Barton County Community College students is 19.5% larger than aid received by Garden City Community College students ($6,734 vs. $5,636).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Barton County Community College and Garden City Community College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Garden City Community College graduates have a $387 lower median loan debt than Barton County Community College graduates ($6,579 vs. $6,966).
• Among borrowers, Garden City Community College graduates have an estimated $4 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Barton County Community College graduates ($68 vs. $72).
• More Garden City Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Barton County Community College students, three years after graduation (52% vs. 41%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.