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Barstow Community College

Barstow, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
39%
Enrollment
3,226
peer median 4,928
Avg net price
$12,347
+$4.1k vs Community College
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Barstow Community College is a public community college in Barstow, California. It is an open-admission college serving more than 3,700 students in degree and certificate programs with approximately 120 faculty. It provides the first two years of college or university study as part of the California Community Colleges. The college's educational program includes lower-division course work, general education offerings, and vocational courses for transfer to baccalaureate degree institutions. The college offers occupational programs designed to prepare students for entry into the workforce. Service learning and self-enrichment classes are also offered to the community.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
39%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
40%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,140
$30–48k$12,029
$48–75k$13,871
$75–110k$15,648
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,347
+$4,096vs Community College median $8,251
Pell recipients
56.5%
Federal loans
12.3%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

450 total
01Liberal Arts
10924.2%
02Business
9020.0%
03Health Professions
5111.3%
04Security/Protective
4710.4%
05Psychology
4510.0%
06Social Sciences
327.1%
07Computer Sciences
255.6%
08Family/Consumer Sci
194.2%
09Mechanic
194.2%
10Personal/Culinary
132.9%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,226
12-mo unduplicated
5,085
Undergraduate
5,085
Graduate
4,279

Gender split

Men
37%1,874
Women
63%3,211

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
44.8%
White
21.4%
Black
19.8%
Two or more
7.5%
Asian
3.8%
Unknown
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Non-resident
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
42

Barstow Community College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Barstow Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBarstow Community College
39%3,226$12,347Community College
Augusta Technical College
4,455$8,509Community College
Butte College
10,968$4,632Community College
College of the Redwoods
4,706$3,214Community College
East Mississippi Community College
3,841$3,880Community College
Florence-Darlington Technical College
3,522$598Community College
Gadsden State Community College
5,071$3,568Community College
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
4,044$2,697Community College
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
6,424$14,042Community College
Lamar Institute of Technology
5,680$8,167Community College
Lee College
8,323$7,519Community College
Louisiana Delta Community College
3,463$8,306Community College
Louisiana State University-Eunice
3,670$9,619Community College
Milwaukee Area Technical College
13,792$9,589Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
8,694$7,372Community College
North Dakota State College of Science
3,367$10,802Community College
Piedmont Technical College
5,143$10,862Community College
Porterville College
4,784$3,728Community College
Somerset Community College
6,155$3,913Community College
South Louisiana Community College
6,238$9,684Community College
SOWELA Technical Community College
3,446$8,861Community College
Springfield Technical Community College
5,447$8,196Community College
St Cloud Technical and Community College
4,030$10,956Community College
State Technical College of Missouri
2,346$13,958Community College
Texas State Technical College
12,077$10,280Community College
Tri-County Technical College
5,890$5,807Community College
Western Technical College
3,625$12,069Community College
Wharton County Junior College
5,504$5,021Community College
Peer group median39%4,928$8,251

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Email
research [at] barstow.edu
Address
2700 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311

The page for Barstow Community College's Office of Institutional Research does not currently exist or contains minimal information. The homepage includes links to various campus resources, enrollment information, and contact details for the main campus. A link to the BCC Fact Book is provided, along with general contact information and social media links.

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Documents & reports (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

Notable alumni (2)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Joe Baca
    Politics
  • Al Bloomingdale

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