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Barstow Community College

Barstow, California Public 2-year Town

Overview

Barstow Community College is a public two-year institution in Barstow, California. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 3,226 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Barstow Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 43 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Child Care Provider/Assistant, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration, and Cosmetology. It awarded 991 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 26 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,226
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
991
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
43
Programs and majors
26:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 43

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Precision Production 1
Psychology 1
Health Professions 3
Social Sciences 3
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
26:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
469
Certificates under 1 year
459
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
63

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,226
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,226
Full-time, fall 2024
40%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,635
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
21%
Hispanic or Latino
45%
Black or African American
21%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
77%
Students taking some online courses
19%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Superintendent-President
Eva Bagg, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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