Bakersfield College
| Type | Public community college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1913 |
Parent institution | Kern Community College District |
| Chancellor | Steven Bloomberg[1] |
| President | Stacy Pfluger (interim) |
| Students | 46,500[2] |
| Location | , , United States 35°24′35.03″N 118°58′24.04″W / 35.4097306°N 118.9733444°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 153 acres (62 ha) |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Nickname | Renegades |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – WSC, SCFA (football), SCWA (wrestling) |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | bakersfieldcollege.edu |
Bakersfield 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]
References
- ↑ "KCCD board taps educator with Kern ties to be next chancellor". Feb 2024.
- ↑ "California Community College Chancellors Office". CA.gov.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Hooper, Ken (July 28, 2013). "History: Growing up and headed for college". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ↑ Claffy, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Bakersfield College Centennial: 100 years of higher education". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.