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Bakersfield College

Official telephone: (661) 395-4011
Fax number: (661) 395-4500

Website: www.bakersfieldcollege.edu

Screen last updated on: March 2, 2009

QUICK FACTS

Year established:

1913

Type of school:

college, public

Programs:

2-year undergraduate

Religious affiliation:

Campus enrollment:

17,543 students

Coeducational information:

coeducational institution, founded as coeducational institution

Location description:

in or near a major city (pop. 300,000 or more)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Street address:

Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93305-1299

Main telephone numbers:

661 395-4011
661 395-4500 (fax)

CAMPUS LINKS

Main homepage:

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu

Athletics homepage:

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/
athletics/

International student information homepage:

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/
international/

Financial aid homepage:

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/
finaid/

School newspaper:

www.therip.com/home/

Campus map:

www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/
about/maps/

QUICK CODES

SAT number:

4015

FAFSA number:

001118

CAMPUS SUMMARY

Bakersfield College was founded in 1913 by the Kern Union High School Board of Trustees with a first-year enrollment of 13 students. Bakersfield College spent its first 43 years on the Bakersfield High School campus, steadily growing in enrollment and stature. College operations were transferred to the present 153-acre main campus on Panorama Drive in 1956 with 1400 students and 89 faculty members. Since that time, Bakersfield College has grown to an all-time high of more than 17,000 students in Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 and over 253 contract faculty employed during the last year. Bakersfield College is located 118 miles north of Los Angeles and 111 miles south of Fresno, in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of Central California. Bakersfield College it is one of 110 colleges in the California Community Colleges system.

One of the distinguishing features of Bakersfield College is its rich history, accompanied by strong community roots. Generations of families have made Bakersfield College their preferred higher education choice. In response to the changing demographics of the surrounding community, the college reflects the vibrant cultural diversity that is increasing throughout California. While Bakersfield College has a long and rich history of excellence in serving a large and diverse student body, continuing to meet the educational needs of our rapidly increasing minority community presents a significant challenge in the face of declining state resources and rapidly increasing fixed costs. Bakersfield College’s student body is increasingly low-income, first-generation college, minority and academically underprepared. In response to this challenge, faculty, staff, administration and students have cooperated to leverage alternative sources of funding, such as Hispanic Serving Institution grants, to support innovative educational programming and integrated student learning opportunities.

UNIQUE/SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Academic Divisions and Departments
Instructional departments and programs at Bakersfield College include: Art, Performing Arts, Family and Consumer Education, Business Management, Information Technology, Engineering, Industrial Technology, Agriculture, Public Safety, Fire Technology, Apprenticeship, English, ESL, Social Science, Philosophy, Communication, Foreign Language, ASL, Mathematics, Physical Science, Biological Science, Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, Allied Health and Health and Physical Education.

Program Majors, Degrees, and Certificates
Programs at Bakersfield College align with the California Community Colleges’ priorities of professional/technical education and training, transfer to four-year institutions, personal and cultural enrichment, basic skills, and economic development. Bakersfield College offers more than 70 AA and AS degrees and more than 30 certificate programs in 25 general education disciplines and 18 career and technical areas.

Culture and Community
Bakersfield College serves as a community hub in Kern County. Its 50,000-seat Memorial Stadium is the crown jewel of California community college sports facilities. The 407-seat Indoor Theater and 1,968-seat Outdoor Theater play host to highly regarded dramatic, dance, and musical productions throughout the year, as well as the annual Kern Shakespeare Festival performances each fall. Bakersfield College’s Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery, offering free art exhibitions, has gained a national reputation as a fine contemporary visual art space. The William M. Thomas Planetarium at Bakersfield College also offers planetarium shows which are open to the public. Bakersfield College’s athletic teams for men and women consistently win regional, state, and national recognition for excellence.

Athletics
Bakersfield College has 17 athletic teams in nine different sports. These include both men’s and women’s teams in basketball, track and field, tennis, swimming and golf. Sports which compete against other California community colleges also include football, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer and wrestling. Admission to home athletic events varies.

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