The Barton Community College Board of Trustees will discuss next year’s tuition and fees during its monthly study session. The meeting will start at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Room F-30 of the Fine Arts Building. No action is taken at the monthly study session but Vice President of Administration Mark Dean will present a recommendation that the board will vote on later this month.
Also on the agenda: Dean will present the January financial statement and Director of Financial Aid Myrna Perkins will discuss changes in Gainful Employment/Financial Value Transparency (GE/FVT) regulations. Jakki Maser, Barton’s licensed professional counselor, will talk about the Student Wellness Action Team (SWAT).
Tuition and fees
Starting in the Fall semester, fees for students who live in Barton County could increase by $2 per credit-hour with no increase for in-county tuition, bringing total tuition and fees to $117. For other categories of students, the administration recommends a tuition increase of $3 ($5 for online courses) per credit-hour. Most students will see a $2 fee increase. However, the recommended fee increase is $0 for online courses and for college programs at Fort Riley, Leavenworth and Grandview Plaza.
Currently, in-county students pay $67 per credit-hour for tuition and $48 for fees. Out-of-county tuition is $78, out-of-state tuition is $107 and international tuition is $170, with fees staying the same for all. The college has offered lower tuition in Barton County residents since 2011, when the board of trustees approved a $3 per credit-hour scholarship to offset a $3 increase..
BartOnline tuition is $150 per credit-hour and fees are $10. The recommendation is to increase tuition by $5 and leave the fees unchanged.
High school students will still be able to enroll in certain classes for $50 per credit-hour.
Overall, by increasing tuition as recommended, the college would receive nearly $379,000 additional revenue for the same number of credit-hours. The recommended fee increase would generate an additional $77,750.
When considering increases, Barton administrators look at last year’s tuition and fees at all Kansas community colleges as reported to the Kansas Board of Regents.
The trustees will also review a list of individual course fees. These typically pay for items such as uniforms, lab kits or tools that the students take with them; certification tests; specialized insurance; subscriptions to services; and consumables.
MOUs and other agreements
The study session agendas also include a list of items already approved by Barton President Dr. Marcus Garstecki, which do not require board action. In the past month, he approved the following:
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fort Hays State University with Kansas Community Colleges for transfer pathway to FHSU Clinical/School Psychology program
MLT and Phlebotomy clinicals at
• Fredonia Regional Hospital, Fredonia, Kan.
• BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, Mo.
• Hendrick Health, Abilene, Texas
• McKenzie-Willamette Regional Medical Center Assoc. LLC, Springfield, Ore.
• Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater, Kan.
• Claiborne Memorial Medical Center, Homer, La.
Dual Credit Cooperative Agreements with
• Blue Valley, Randolph USD 384
• Central Plains USD 112
• Chase USD 401
• Ellinwood USD 355
• Ellis USD 388
• Ellsworth USD 327
• Great Bend USD 428
• Hoisington USD 431
• Kinsley USD 347
• La Crosse USD 395
• Larned USD 495
• Lincoln USD 295
• Lyons USD 405
• Macksville USD 351
• Ness City USD 303
• Otis-Bison USD 403
• Pawnee Heights USD 496
• Pratt USD 382
• Russell USD 407
• St John USD 350
• Skyline USD 438
• Stafford USD 349
• Victoria USD 432
• Wichita County (Leoti) USD 467
