Barstow Community College
Barstow Community College at a Glance
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About Barstow Community College
According to Wikipedia, 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.
Barstow Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Barstow Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,104 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Barstow Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Barstow Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,138 a year, and 75% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Barstow Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 5,085 | 5,085 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Barstow Community College?
Barstow Community College is located at 2700 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311.
How Safe is Barstow Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Barstow Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Barstow Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.03%. Barstow has a violent crime rate of 1.11% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.75%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Barstow Community College Known For?
Barstow Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Criminal Justice
- Sociology
- Business
- History
- Nursing
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Medical
- Computer Science
- Communications
- Political Science
- Biology
- Literature
Barstow Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Barstow Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Barstow Community College ranks #1567 in the U.S. and #3035 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #1689 in the U.S. and #5136 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #1873 in the U.S. and #6795 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2481 in the U.S. and #8181 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2519 in the U.S. and #6506 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2651 in the U.S. and #9124 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2661 in the U.S. and #8740 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2685 in the U.S. and #7130 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2843 in the U.S. and #10165 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2926 in the U.S. and #10765 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2962 in the U.S. and #10731 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #2984 in the U.S. and #12278 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #3056 in the U.S. and #11496 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesBarstow Community College ranks #3123 in the U.S. and #10607 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees