Barton Community College (previously called "Barton County Community College") is a two-year junior college located in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties,Stafford County north of US Highway 50, and northwestern Rice County.
Athletics: The school is more commonly known for it nationally recognized basketball program which has a history of producing two draft picks in the NBA. (National Basketball Association). They participate at the Division I level and is affiliated with the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) and also is a member of the Jayhawk West Conference. Barton County CC has state of the art athletic facilities for practice and games. Jayhawk West Conference schools are known for their avid support for their basketball programs such as Barton County Community College. Many of these schools have large basketball venues and average from 7,500 to 10,000 fans during conference games. In addition to high attendance Barton County CC has broad media coverages for its basketball games due to its dynamic players that come through the program and the regional interest among fans. It has been advertised over the years that the rivalry between Barton County CC Cougars and Hutchinson CC Blue Dragons is the second most anticipated game only to in state rivals Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats.
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