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Bakersfield College

Bakersfield College is a Public, 4 years school located in Bakersfield, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $10,310 over its programs in average.
The school mainly focus on BS degree or graduate degrees, but also offer vocational and career programs as well.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Bakersfield College is $10,310 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
66% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,578 (exclude student loans).
Bakersfield 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$10,310
Average Financial Amount$4,578

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Bakersfield College offers 62 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 6,595 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Bakersfield College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate100
Less than 1 Year Certificate190521
2 Years Certificate4201,685
Total6206,595

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 521 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 1,685 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 4,389 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕59-
Education [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕9-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕8-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕14-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕16-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 155 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕155-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕14-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕39-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕24-
Welding Technology/Welder✕35-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 127 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕48-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕19-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕19-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕41-
Business [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Business/Commerce✕9-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Total521
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕1-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology✕6-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production✕0-
Crop Production✕1-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Forestry✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕3-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕6-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Science✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕7-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕10-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕3-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕10-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕25-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,533 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1,533-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕6-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕0-
Electrician✕0-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕3-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕1-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕7-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕4-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Graphic Design✕8-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕4-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕27-
Business [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕10-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
Total1,685
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 130 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕74-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology✕18-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production✕26-
Crop Production✕12-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Forestry✕10-
Architecture [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕4-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 137 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕119-
Journalism✕18-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Information Technology✕1-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Science✕32-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕9-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕17-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕20-
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕1-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician✕2-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕10-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Japanese Language and Literature✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕37-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕33-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 132 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕2-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕0-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕130-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 42 completers-
English Language and Literature✕42-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1,933 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1,933-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 274 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕274-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Mathematics✕34-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕25-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Philosophy✕10-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕22-
Psychology [+] ✕ 357 completers-
Psychology✕357-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 236 completers-
Corrections✕1-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕210-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕24-
Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 224 completers-
Anthropology✕12-
Economics✕22-
International Relations and Affairs✕0-
Political Science and Government✕45-
Sociology✕145-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕0-
Electrician✕0-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager✕3-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕17-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕4-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕18-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕3-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 81 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕13-
Graphic Design✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕17-
Art/Art Studies✕44-
Music✕7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 163 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕3-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕8-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕19-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕133-
Business [+] ✕ 241 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕192-
Office Management and Supervision✕11-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕38-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Real Estate✕0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
History [+] ✕ 74 completers-
History✕74-
Total4,389

Directory and Accreditation Information

Bakersfield College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Bakersfield College.
1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA
661-395-4011
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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