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Health Professions at Barton County Community College

Health Professions at Barton County Community College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Barton County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Barton Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and has a total student population of 4,094.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Barton Community College Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Barton Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Barton Community College does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Barton Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Barton Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Barton County Community College.

Barton Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

82% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Barton Community College are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Barton County Community College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 75
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Barton County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 24
Allied Health Professions 15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 14
Health/Medical Prep Programs 8
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 3
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Barton County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses 27,810 $61,030
Nursing Assistants 22,290 $26,210
Personal Care Aides 21,450 $21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,750 $53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7,510 $43,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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