Bakersfield College Overview

Located in Bakersfield, California, Bakersfield College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Bakersfield College Known For?

• The highest degree offered at Bakersfield College is the bachelor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 54% of the faculty were full-time.

Bakersfield College Rankings

Bakersfield College was not ranked in College Factual's 2021 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

The following table lists the notable rankings from College Factual that Bakersfield College has received.

Notable Undergraduate Rankings for Bakersfield College

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Colleges for Non-Traditional Students	1,574
Best Colleges for Diversity	1,738

Where Is Bakersfield College?

Contact details for Bakersfield College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93305-1299
Phone:	661-395-4011
Website:	www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/

How Do I Get Into Bakersfield College?

You can apply to Bakersfield College online at: https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/apply

As long as you submit the requested materials to Bakersfield College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Bakersfield College?

The overall average net price of Bakersfield College is $5,425. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bakersfield College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,696 a year. That adds up to $22,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bakersfield College is 15.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Bakersfield College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,195 undergraduate students at Bakersfield College, with 6,829 being full-time and 16,366 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,829 full-time undergraduates at Bakersfield College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bakersfield College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	315
Black or African American	324
Hispanic or Latino	4,560
White	1,252
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	317

Over 32 countries are represented at Bakersfield College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Bakersfield College

In 2017-2018, 6,309 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bakersfield College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Bakersfield College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bakersfield College was 19.1%. This is the #930 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bakersfield College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bakersfield College Majors

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s
Accounting	36	0	0	0
Agricultural Economics & Business	50	0	0	0
Agricultural Production	35	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	23	0	0	0
American Sign Language	40	0	0	0
Anthropology	11	0	0	0
Architectural Sciences & Technology	8	0	0	0
Building Management & Inspection	2	0	0	0
Business Administration & Management	166	0	0	0
Business Support & Assistant Services	10	0	0	0
Chemistry	5	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	146	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	1	0	0	0
Computer Science	17	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	174	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	26	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	6	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	19	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	14	0	0	0
Economics	20	0	0	0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	4	0	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	19	12	0	0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	11	0	0	0
Environmental Control Technology	1	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	51	0	0	0
Fire Protection	31	0	0	0
Forestry	17	0	0	0
General Biology	297	0	0	0
General Engineering	11	0	0	0
General Engineering Technology	1	0	0	0
General English Literature	18	0	0	0
General Psychology	216	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	4	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	3	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	31	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	9	0	0	0
History	54	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	133	0	0	0
Human Services	34	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	6	0	0	0
Journalism	13	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	1,273	0	0	0
Mathematics	32	0	0	0
Music	13	0	0	0
Nursing	111	0	0	0
Philosophy	12	0	0	0
Physics	18	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	36	0	0	0
Precision Metal Working	8	0	0	0
Romance Languages	42	0	0	0
Sociology	66	0	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	6	0	0	0
Total	6,780	24	0	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.