Bakersfield College

1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93305

Website: Bakersfield College

BC Administration Building and main entrance
BC Administration Building and main entrance
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Bakersfield College School Description

Bakersfield College provides the quality instruction and services our diverse community needs in order to achieve personal, academic and occupational success.

Bakersfield College was founded in 1913 and is one of the nation's oldest continually-operating community colleges. The college serves 15,000 students on the 153-acre main campus in northeast Bakersfield, at the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and at the Delano Center 35 miles north of Bakersfield. Classes are offered on a traditional 16-week semester calendar as well as in a variety of non-traditional scheduling options: evenings, weekends, short-term vocational programs, instructional television and on-line. Bakersfield College has a program to help you fulfill your dream, whether your goal is to earn an associate degree, transfer to a four-year institution, gain new job skills or explore lifelong learning opportunities.

Your experience at Bakersfield College will be one of growth, change and opportunity – the opportunity to learn new things, meet new people, exchange ideas and debate issues. Many people will be there to guide you along the way. Faculty will inform and challenge you. Staff and administration will assist you. Fellow students will inspire you. But what will you do?

Ultimately, it is your responsibility to make sure you invest the time and effort, and take the initiative that will lead to your success at Bakersfield College. Are you ready for that commitment? Are you ready to succeed in achieving your goals? If so, then we here at Bakersfield College will be ready to support you in your efforts.

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Bakersfield College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Its main campus is located on a plot in northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates two satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and at the Delano Center in Delano, California, approximately north of Bakersfield. BC serves more than 18,000 students each semester and is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). Currently there are a total of 184 Associate's degree and certificate programs for students to choose from. BC is a part of the California Community Colleges system.

BC was founded in 1913 and initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School) before moving in 1956 to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield. Bakersfield College is one of the oldest continually operating community colleges in the nation.

Athletics

The BC Renegades ('Gades) compete in the Western State Conference (WSC). Renegades football has a long tradition of success in Junior College-level competition, and plays out of the 20,000-seat, on-campus Memorial Stadium.

The college has an extensive athletics program including: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's swimming.

The Renegade Rip - Bakersfield College Journalism

The Renegade Rip, winner of the Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Award in 2003-2004, is the student-run newspaper within the journalism department at Bakersfield College. Published biweekly, The Rip currently has a circulation of approximately 4,000. An online edition is also available.

Rip reporters and photographers cover the campus, which rests "on the bluffs" in Bakersfield, California. The students cover topics ranging from crime on campus, to student profiles, sports and local entertainment. The tradition of The Renegade Rip has always been to chase news stories and focus on what affects the student body at Bakersfield College and the community of Bakersfield as a whole.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Mid-size City Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
58%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 5,078
Students Receiving Aid:
62%
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Bakersfield College Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

Learn more about Associate Degree Programs

Certificate Programs

Learn more about Certificate Programs

Bakersfield College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 58%
Part-Time 42%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 44%
Caucasian 37%
Other 7%
Asian 6%
African-American 6%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 94%
Out-of-State 6%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Bakersfield College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 518 $ 5,078  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 480 $ 5,040  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 38 $ 38  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,818 44%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,224 60%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,660 5%  
Any Aid:
  62%  

College Advice on Bakersfield College

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Question: does anyone here live in bakersfield??? & go to college or knows some1 that does??

well i just graduated high school and i want to enroll my self in bakersfield college but do they accept anyone because i barley passed high school with d's and c's what college can i go so they will take me??? i just moved to bakersfield 1 month ago i got my high school diploma in april
21 months ago

Best Answer

Well let me ask you this? Are you planning to go to Bakersfield Community College or CSU Bakersfield... In my opinion I would say go to Bakersfield Community College and get your Lower Division GE done first. This way you will be able to transfer to almost any four year univesity and save $$$ on the way. Thats what I did, I went to Fresno City College and then transfered to Fresno State. And YES, community college will take anyone no matter what grades you got in high school... Good Luck!!!

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    BC Administration Building and main entrance [source]
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