KS
Barton County Community College
1.18 incidents / 1,000 students
Great Bend, KS · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Barton County Community College
Across 2022–2024, Barton County Community College reported 7 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Fondling). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Hutchinson Community College.
- 1.18
- Incidents / 1k students
- #726
- Rank of 2,072
- #25
- KS rank
- 5,092
- Enrolled students
1.18 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Barton County Community College reports 1.18 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 43% below Vermont State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Vermont State University (4.71/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Hutchinson Community College (0.98/1k); Kansas City Kansas Community College (3.99/1k); Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Butler Community College (0.73/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); Highland Community College (2.74/1k); Seward County Community College (1.43/1k); Garden City Community College (0.48/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.18
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #726
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 65%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 154697 · Barton County Community College 1.18/1k score rate · #726/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.18/1k
- RANK-MID #726/2,072
- ST-MID #25 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Jackson College · +0.20
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 150%
- CAT-LEAD Fondling
- ENR-MID 5,092
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Jackson College (-0.20/1k)
Barton County Community College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer Jackson College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Jackson College (-0.20/1k). National rank #726 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Barton County Community College reports 1.18 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 43% below Vermont State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Vermont State University (4.71/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Hutchinson Community College (0.98/1k); Kansas City Kansas Community College (3.99/1k); Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Butler Community College (0.73/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); Highland Community College (2.74/1k); Seward County Community College (1.43/1k); Garden City Community College (0.48/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Barton County Community
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Barton on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Clark State College · lowest peer 0
Clark State College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Hagerstown Community College · near 0.59
Hagerstown Community College — near
0.59 per 1,000 students
- Jackson College · near 0.98
Jackson College — near
0.98 per 1,000 students
- Barton County Community College · this campus 1.18
Barton County Community College — this campus
1.18 per 1,000 students
- Vermont State University · highest peer
Vermont State University — highest peer
4.71 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Barton County Community College's 1.18/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Barton County Community College increased from 0 to 5 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 28 KS 2-year peers in this comparison, Barton County Community College is larger than 85% and safer-reporting than 26% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 37
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 7
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 93, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 63
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 96, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 70, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 15
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 59
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 30
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 37, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 30, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 15, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 4
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 7, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 4, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 70
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Barton County Community Co…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 85, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | 70 |
| WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita | 58 | 0.00 | 4 | 70 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | 233 | 0.00 | 7 | 70 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College | 752 | 7.98 | 11 | 0 |
| Independence Community College | 764 | 7.85 | 15 | 4 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College | 878 | 0.00 | 19 | 70 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central | 987 | 0.00 | 22 | 70 |
| Salina Area Technical College | 1,016 | 0.98 | 26 | 33 |
| Pratt Community College | 1,322 | 0.00 | 30 | 70 |
| Fort Scott Community College | 1,376 | 0.73 | 33 | 44 |
| Colby Community College | 1,409 | 0.71 | 37 | 48 |
| Barton County Community College (this campus) | 5,092 | 1.18 | 85 | 26 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Barton County Community College rose from 0 to 5. The increase shows up in Fondling (0 to 3), Burglary (0 to 1) and Rape (0 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Barton County Community College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Fondling, Rape and Burglary. Fondling accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBarton County Community College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 150% (2 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fondling | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Rape | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
45 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 26 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
Barton County Community College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
VT
Vermont State University
4.71 incidents / 1,000 students
MI
Jackson College
0.98 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Barton County Community College sits on price and outcomes
At $9,905, Barton County Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 24% among 72 Kansas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,313.
- $9,905
- average net price
- $15,313
- Kansas median
- 3.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $1,127
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $10,020 and those above $110,000 report $11,147, a difference of just $1,127. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $36,095, roughly 3.6 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 38% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $3,680
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $4,960
- Avg Net Price
- $9,905
- Median Debt
- $9,501
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 19%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $36,095
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $40,428
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 53%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,089 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Vermont State University
Randolph, VT · 5,093 enrolled
Safety Score 4.71
Jackson College
Jackson, MI · 5,086 enrolled
Safety Score 0.98
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX · 5,098 enrolled
Safety Score 4.12
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD · 5,085 enrolled
Safety Score 0.59
Clark State College
Springfield, OH · 5,077 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Barton County Community College (national rank #726) sits near University of Pikeville (#725) and Ohio State University-Newark Campus (#727) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Barton County Community College, both outside KS so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD · 5,085 enrolled
Safety score 0.59
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL · 5,071 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD · 5,067 enrolled
Safety score 0.99
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA · 5,120 enrolled
Safety score 0.59
Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL · 5,063 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD · 5,062 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Central Arizona College
Coolidge, AZ · 5,053 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS · 5,139 enrolled
Safety score 0.78
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Lane Community College
Eugene, OR · 6,810 enrolled
Safety score 1.17
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA · 8,609 enrolled
Safety score 1.16
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu, HI · 3,342 enrolled
Safety score 1.20
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL · 11,296 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Portland Community College
Portland, OR · 20,861 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS · 8,694 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY · 4,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.21
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
Duluth, GA · 824 enrolled
Safety score 1.21
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Barton County Community College safe?
Barton County Community College has a safety score of 1.18 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #726 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Vermont State University (4.71/1k). Same-state same-level set: Hutchinson Community College (0.98/1k); Kansas City Kansas Community College (3.99/1k); Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Butler Community College (0.73/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); Highland Community College (2.74/1k); Seward County Community College (1.43/1k); Garden City Community College (0.48/1k).
What crimes are reported at Barton County Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Barton County Community College reported Fondling (3), Burglary (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Barton County Community College compare to similar schools?
Barton County Community College reports 43% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Vermont State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Vermont State University (4.71/1k); Jackson College (0.98/1k); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (4.12/1k); Hagerstown Community College (0.59/1k); Clark State College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Hutchinson Community College (0.98/1k); Kansas City Kansas Community College (3.99/1k); Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (0.33/1k); Butler Community College (0.73/1k); Cowley County Community College (1.34/1k); Highland Community College (2.74/1k); Seward County Community College (1.43/1k); Garden City Community College (0.48/1k).
Does Barton County Community College have fire safety data?
Yes. Barton County Community College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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