Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
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Quick Facts
1913
Founded
Public community college
Type
16,451
Total Students
$1K
Tuition (In-State)
$10K
Tuition (Out-State)
$5K
Avg Net Price
23%
Graduation Rate
6-year
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges
Classification
President: Stacy Pfluger (interim)
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About Bakersfield College
WikipediaBakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California, United States. BC serves about 31,000 students each semester or 46,500 annually, and offers associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community Colleges offering a baccalaureate degree. It is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD), which is itself part of the California Community Colleges system.
History
Founded in 1913 as Bakersfield Junior College , the school was initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School). In 1947, the school dropped "Junior" from its name. [ 3 ] In 1956, Bakersfield College moved to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield on the "Panorama Bluffs" that overlook the prolific Kern River Oil Field . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Campus
The former administration building (currently the welcome center) and main entrance The main campus is located on a 153-acre (62 ha) plot in Northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates four satellite campuses : the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, shared by the Kern Community College District , the SouthWest Campus also located in Bakersfield, the Delano Campus in Delano , approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of Bakersfield and the Arvin Educational Center in Arvin . [ 6 ]
Organization and administration
Bakersfield College (BC) is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). [ 7 ]
Academics
BC serves about 31,000 students each semester. [ 8 ]
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