Bakersfield College

1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA, 93305-1299 - View a map of this school Map

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Bakersfield College was founded in 1913 and is one of the nation's oldest continually-operating community colleges. The college serves 18,500 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....

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School Overview:

  • Bakersfield College
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County Kern County, CA -
Title IV Eligible YES Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 6,553 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 11 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 18,600 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 65% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 44% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,818 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 60% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,224 $1,273
% Students Receiving Loans 5% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,469 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Bakersfield College provides the quality instruction and services our diverse community needs in order to achieve personal, academic and occupational success.
  • Bakersfield College operates seven child development centers that are funded by the California State Department of Education. The services provided through these centers include child care for infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. An inclusion program for young children with special needs is also provided.
  • EOPS is a state-funded program that serves students from low-income, educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. Services include academic, career, and personal counseling, peer mentoring, financial aid advising, scholarship information, transfer assistance, grant checks and other support services.
  • The ESL tutoring Program provides tutoring sessions for both International/foreign students, and students whose first language is not English. Students benefit from this service by improving their language and reading skills and therefore improving their successful completion of course work.
  • Profile last updated: 03/23/2009.

In the News:

  • BC women suffer first loss of year (The Bakersfield Californian)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:55:55 am
    Santa Barbara City College handed Bakersfield College its first women's basketball loss of the season Wednesday, 70-64, in the Gil Bishop Sports Center. Alexi Smith had 15 pints, Julie Thomas had 14 and Ashlee Taira had 12 for the Renegades (2-1). Francesca DeAngelis had 25 points for Santa Barbara (3-1).
  • Nov. 19 BC football notebook: Renegades rake in postseason honors (The Bakersfield Californian)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:48:16 am
    Bakersfield College has swept all the top awards for the all-National Northern Conference selections. Freshman quarterback Logan Kilgore was named the conference's Offensive Most Valuable Player and sophomore tackle Tyrone Crawford was selected Defensive MVP. And Jeff Chudy was chosen Coach of the Year.
  • 'Gades women's soccer earns state playoff spot (The Bakersfield Californian)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:29:51 am
    The Bakersfield College women's soccer team has qualified for the Southern California playoffs for the third straight season and will travel to San Bernardino Valley College Saturday for a 2 p.m. match. BC (11-7-2 overall, third-place 9-3-2 in Western State Conference South) is seeded No. 14. San Bernardino Valley (17-0-4) is No. 3. Sixteen teams make the playoffs
  • 'Gades fall short in quest for state title (The Bakersfield Californian)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:18:56 am
    HANFORD -- Sacramento City College had a strong second day to overcome first-day leader Bakersfield College and win the California Community College women's golf championship Tuesday. Sacramento had an eight-stroke improvement from its first round Monday at the par-73, 5,976-yard Kings Country Club.
  • Local Glance: Krausse, BC lead state women’s community college golf tourney (The Hanford Sentinel)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:30:42 am
    Bakersfield College's Ellen Krausse shot a three-over 76 to take the lead after the first round of the California Community College women's state golf championships Monday at Kings Country Club.

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