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Barstow Community College

Barstow, CA2,676 online only

Barstow Community College is a public community college in Barstow, CA, with about 477 students on campus and 2,676 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
477
plus 2,676 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$12,773
tuition and fees $1,104; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
39%
lower than at 80% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,104
lower than at 67% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Barstow Community College

Most of Barstow Community College’s students study online

About 2,676 students take classes only online, against 477 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

49% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 53% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Barstow Community College is very small

About 477 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

Rent in Barstow is below the state median

Median rent in Barstow is $1,091 a month, 46% below the state median. Living in Barstow ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Barstow Community College. Nearby ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

2,657 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 20%Hispanic 46%Black 22%Asian 2%Two or more 7%

Women and men

Women 64%Men 36%
26 : 1
students per teacher
49%
get Pell grants (lower income)
12%
take federal loans
49%
undergrads 25 or older
53%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Barstow Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Barstow Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $22,193 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,744

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,104Books & supplies $1,062Other costs $20,027

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,773.

Tuition and fees are $1,104 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$14,229

About $28,458 over 2 years · 36% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
39%
within 3 years · Pell students 37%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,104
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$3,500
about $37 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

1.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$37 a month against about $2,539 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Family & consumer sciences 16%Mechanic & repair 14%Business 13%Liberal arts 9%Public safety 9%Computer science 7%Everything else 32%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities77 graduates a year
$37k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations51 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General48 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences46 graduates a year
—not reported
Social Sciences, General43 graduates a year
$29k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections25 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services20 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General20 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Barstow

5% of Barstow’s 24,804 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Barstow pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.