Barton Community College students named to Dean’s List for spring 2018

 
July 2, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College has named 266 students to the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have been enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours and maintained a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 or "A" letter scale.

Albert
Spencer Ewy

Assaria
Allie Beaumont
Kannen Haist

Berryton
Morgan Duncan

Bison
Cody Kaler

Barton GED orientation classes begin July

 
June 28, 2018
Story by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College’s Center for Adult Education will soon begin its nine-week GED Preparation Class. Students must attend all orientation classes July 9-12, and the first day of class July 16. Failure to attend all five days will result in removal of the student from the program. The center is located at 1025 Main St. in Great Bend.

There is a one-time $65 fee for materials. Once students have completed the preparation courses, they will be able to take the official GED test. The cost to take the GED test is $132.

Transfer options abound with new agreement between Barton and Fort Hays State University

June 28, 2018
Story by Brandon Steinert
Photo by Micah Oelze

Barton Community College graduates can now enjoy seamless transfer of credits to Fort Hays State University (FHSU) toward a bachelor’s degree for almost 20 majors, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding signed by the presidents of each institution Thursday morning on Barton’s campus.

Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said Barton has always worked well with FHSU, but the agreement represents a new level of clarity for students as they move from Barton to the university level.

Ag Instructor Vic Martin: Livestock, Water and Algae

Great Bend Tribune
Published June 24, 2018

First, the Drought Monitor which didn’t include last Tuesday night’s rain showed some easing in the western third of the state.  With the precipitation and cooler weather of the last week, much of the state should show improvement with this coming week’s report.  This column normally focuses on crops but today, with the official start of summer, a column on livestock to change things up a bit.

Transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers to receive Hazardous Waste Worker training at no cost

June 20, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College will offer transitioning Fort Riley Soldiers, and family members with DOD ID cards, a grant-funded two-week certificate program at no cost to participants.

The Hazardous Waste Worker (HWW) program gives Soldiers credentials to help them find work after their tenure in the US Army ends. The next course is set from July 23 through August 3 at 100 Continental Ave, Grandview Plaza, which is just north of I-70 at exit 299.
Last Day to Drop with "W" for Full Term Session (Barton County Campus)

Barton graduate finishes two years of courses in one; graduates receive degrees at Fort Leavenworth commencement

June 13, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

Barton Community College graduate Sam Corona of the Fort Leavenworth campus knows what he wants in life, and he’s not wasting any time. He has only been out of high school for about a year and he already has about two years’ worth of college credit to his name; a tremendous amount of progress toward his intended career as an orthopedic surgeon for the US Army.

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