Barstow Community College

Barstow, California · Public

Of 3 assessed programs, 2 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 47 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,239
$30k to $48k	$11,957
$48k to $75k	$14,229
$75k to $110k	$17,963
$110k and up	$20,351
All families (average)	$12,773

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

3 of 50 programs could be assessed 6% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	$29,470	-$7,506	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$40,147	+$3,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$37,100	+$124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.