Barton Community College is reducing costs on online courses this spring for Kansas high school students from $155 per credit hour to $75. That’s a savings of over 50 percent per credit hour. Eligible students include Kansas high school sophomores and older.

Director of Early College Opportunities Karly Little said the savings will start with session four courses, which begin March 20 and will continue for future online sessions. High school students may be able to take the courses as dual credit, but she said students should check with their high school counselor to see whether the class would count on their high school transcript and how it could impact their class schedules.

“I’m so excited to see students take advantage of this $75 per credit hour opportunity,” she said. “We hope it will help students make great progress on their college or career plans beginning with the March 20 session or any other sessions that follow.  Each session is a new opportunity!”

Little said students will receive a reduction in tuition costs through a Barton scholarship. In addition to the scholarship on the credit-hour rate, some classes utilize low-cost (under $50) or no-cost textbooks, helping students in these classes save even more money.  A state-approved list of career technical education (CTE) courses is still being offered at no tuition charged for high school students through a state program called Excel in CTE.

“Students can take individual classes or work toward earning an associate degree or certificate,” she said. “They can even mix and match with tuition-free Excel in CTE, general education, and other technical courses. Mixing and matching the rates helps reduce a student’s overall cost.” 

There is a wide array of courses available. Students can access online courses 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All sessions are open for enrollment from now until the day before the class starts. 

For more information or to sign up, visitbartonccc.edu/earlycollege