Barstow Community College
About
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.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 49 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 4.1%
- No Data46 · 93.9%
- Failing1 · 2.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 5
- Oct 2025Additional Location ClosedAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2021Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2014Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,411 students received $11.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Barstow Community College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 2
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Barstow Community College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Barstow Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $12,347 | Community College |
Augusta Technical College | — | — | 4,455 | $8,509 | Community College |
Butte College | — | — | 10,968 | $4,632 | Community College |
College of the Redwoods | — | — | 4,706 | $3,214 | Community College |
East Mississippi Community College | — | — | 3,841 | $3,880 | Community College |
Florence-Darlington Technical College | — | — | 3,522 | $598 | Community College |
Gadsden State Community College | — | — | 5,071 | $3,568 | Community College |
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | — | — | 4,044 | $2,697 | Community College |
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | — | — | 6,424 | $14,042 | Community College |
Lamar Institute of Technology | — | — | 5,680 | $8,167 | Community College |
Lee College | — | — | 8,323 | $7,519 | Community College |
Louisiana Delta Community College | — | — | 3,463 | $8,306 | Community College |
Louisiana State University-Eunice | — | — | 3,670 | $9,619 | Community College |
Milwaukee Area Technical College | — | — | 13,792 | $9,589 | Community College |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | — | — | 8,694 | $7,372 | Community College |
North Dakota State College of Science | — | — | 3,367 | $10,802 | Community College |
Piedmont Technical College | — | — | 5,143 | $10,862 | Community College |
Porterville College | — | — | 4,784 | $3,728 | Community College |
Somerset Community College | — | — | 6,155 | $3,913 | Community College |
South Louisiana Community College | — | — | 6,238 | $9,684 | Community College |
SOWELA Technical Community College | — | — | 3,446 | $8,861 | Community College |
Springfield Technical Community College | — | — | 5,447 | $8,196 | Community College |
St Cloud Technical and Community College | — | — | 4,030 | $10,956 | Community College |
State Technical College of Missouri | — | — | 2,346 | $13,958 | Community College |
Texas State Technical College | — | — | 12,077 | $10,280 | Community College |
Tri-County Technical College | — | — | 5,890 | $5,807 | Community College |
Western Technical College | — | — | 3,625 | $12,069 | Community College |
Wharton County Junior College | — | — | 5,504 | $5,021 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 39% | — | 4,928 | $8,251 |
Barstow Community College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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.
Visit IR office page- Courtney QuengaInstitutional Effectiveness Specialist
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planBarstow Community College Strategic Plan for Transformational Improvement2026Barstow Community College's Strategic Plan focuses on connecting fiscal, physical, human, and technological resources to enhance student learning and address community needs. The planning process involves collaborative dialogue to examine evidence, identify issues, and develop solutions. The ultimate goal is continuous quality improvement in all college operations.barstow.edu
Notable alumni of Barstow Community College (2)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Joe BacaPolitics
- Al Bloomingdale
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