Homeschool benefits: Barton County and online
Barton Community College charges Kansas high school students, including homeschoolers, $50 per credit hour for classes on the Barton County campus and for specific Partnered Online classes, and $75 per credit hour for Barton Online classes. Eligible career and technical classes are tuition-free, so you pay only for books and materials.
Who qualifies
Is a Kansas high school student
The $50 and $75 rates are for Kansas high school students, and Barton has a page set up for homeschool families.
Is a sophomore or older
In Kansas, all sophomores and higher can take college-credit classes, and freshmen can if they have a gifted IEP (individualized education program).
Has the administrator's approval for credit
As the homeschool administrator, you decide whether the college class also earns high school credit. Barton's College Catalog and course syllabi in Concourse help you decide.
What a class costs
- On the Barton County campus ($50 an hour)
- $150
- Specific Partnered Online classes ($50 an hour)
- $150
- Barton Online, all sessions ($75 an hour)
- $225
- Eligible career and technical class
- $0
- Four campus classes (12 credit hours)
- $600
Books and materials are extra, including for tuition-free career and technical classes, and only some Partnered Online classes get the $50 rate, so ask which ones before you enroll.
From applying to keeping it
- Before you enroll
Decide on high school credit
Read the course description in the College Catalog and the syllabus in Concourse to choose how much high school credit to give.
- To start
Apply to Barton
Follow Barton's three steps: apply, enroll in classes, and pay.
- Each session
Pick a course length
Online courses run 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 weeks, with new sessions starting through the year.
- Any time
Apply for scholarships
High school students can apply for Barton scholarships, including scholarships for vocal and instrumental classes.
What it pays for
Covered
- Reduced tuition on campus and online
- Tuition for eligible career and technical classes
- College credit that transfers to Kansas public universities
Not covered
- Books and materials
- The $50 rate on most Barton Online classes
Good to know
You decide on high school credit
High school credit is your decision as the homeschool administrator. Barton points you to the College Catalog and the course syllabi in Concourse to judge what high school credit fits.
Who to contact
Karly Little, Director of Early College Opportunities, answers questions from homeschool families about enrolling and costs.
littlek@bartonccc.edu 620-792-9294 Homeschool opportunities
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Kansas
You must register the school name, address, and records custodian with KSDE once, not annually. You must notify the previous school when transferring a student.
Kansas sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parents choose the curriculum. Instruction must be competent and substantially equivalent in time to the local public school term.
- Testing: Kansas does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: KSDE recommends complete progress records for transfers and college admission; it does not prescribe a homeschool portfolio or attendance-record format.
- Teachers: Courses must be taught by competent instructors; a state teaching license is not required.
Read the Kansas homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Kansas
Questions parents ask
- Which Barton classes are free?
- Eligible career and technical classes are tuition-free for high school students. You still pay for books and materials in those classes.
- Can a ninth grader enroll?
- Only with a gifted IEP. Otherwise, Kansas students can start college-credit classes as sophomores.
- Will the credits transfer?
- Usually. Barton says its courses transfer to any Kansas public university and many other colleges.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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