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Bakersfield College

Coordinates: 35°24′35.03″N 118°58′24.04″W / 35.4097306°N 118.9733444°W / 35.4097306; -118.9733444
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Bakersfield College
TypePublic community college
Established1913; 112 years ago (1913)
Parent institution
Kern Community College District
ChancellorSteven Bloomberg[1]
PresidentStacy Pfluger (interim)
Students46,500[2]
Location
Bakersfield
,
California
,
United States

35°24′35.03″N 118°58′24.04″W / 35.4097306°N 118.9733444°W / 35.4097306; -118.9733444
CampusSuburban, 153 acres (62 ha)
ColorsRed and white
NicknameRenegades
Sporting affiliations
CCCAA – WSC,
SCFA (football),
SCWA (wrestling)
MascotKnight
Websitebakersfieldcollege.edu

Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. 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

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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

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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

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BC is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD).

Academics

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BC serves about 31,000 students each semester.[7]

Student life

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Fall Demographics of student body
Ethnic Breakdown 23-24
Hispanic and Latino American 67%
African American 5%
Asian American 3%
American Indian 0%
White 20%
Multiethnic Americans 3%
International students 0%
Unknown 1%
Female 53%
Male 44%
Unknown 3%

Newspaper

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The Renegade Rip is the student newspaper of Bakersfield College. In publication since 1929,[8] The Rip covers campus news as well as major events off campus. The Renegade Rip won Associated Collegiate Press National Pacesetter Awards in 2003 and 2008.[9][10]

Performing arts

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The Renegade Pep Band supports the college's athletic teams.

Golden Empire Performing Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) account of the Bakersfield College Foundation that supports the Bakersfield College Drumline and the Golden Empire Drum and Bugle Corps.[11]

Athletics

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Main article: Bakersfield Renegades

The college's athletic teams are known as the Renegades ('Gades). The team competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football and wrestling, which compete in Southern California Football Association (SCFA) and Southern California Wrestling Association (SCWA).[12] The college has an extensive athletics program with 20 varsity teams, 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.

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.[13]

Notable people

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For a more comprehensive list, see Category:Bakersfield College alumni.

References

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  1. ^ "KCCD board taps educator with Kern ties to be next chancellor". Feb 2024.
  2. ^ "California Community College Chancellors Office". CA.gov.
  3. ^ "Acquisitions" (PDF), The Bakersfield College Archives Newsletter, vol. 16, no. 1, Bakersfield College, p. 9, Spring 2017, archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2018
  4. ^ Hooper, Ken (July 28, 2013). "History: Growing up and headed for college". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Claffy, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Bakersfield College Centennial: 100 years of higher education". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "About Bakersfield College". Bakersfield College. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ^ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  8. ^ Garcia, Olivia (March 2, 2014). "BC student newspaper to hold reunion May 10". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  9. ^ "'Gade Newsline". The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. April 25, 2003. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "Rip staff earns Pacesetter Award". Bakersfield College. April 9, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  11. ^ "Golden Empire Performing Arts". Golden Empire Performing Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  12. ^ "2019-20 CCCAA Directory" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  13. ^ Bakersfield Memorial Stadium Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Bakersfield Magazine. October 2010. Accessed: 11-01-2011.
  14. ^ "Kevin McCarthy Bioguide". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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