Natural Resources & Conservation at Bakersfield College

If you plan to study natural resources & conservation, take a look at what Bakersfield College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 24,903.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Natural Resources & Conservation section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College Natural Resources & Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Natural Resources & Conservation

Bakersfield College Natural Resources & Conservation Rankings

Natural Resources & Conservation Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the natural resources & conservation majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College Natural Resources & Conservation Associate’s Program

27% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of natural resources & conservation associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in natural resources & conservation only graduates about 42% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in natural resources & conservation graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in natural resources & conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Natural Resources & Conservation

If you plan to be a natural resources & conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bakersfield College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forestry	10

Careers That Natural Resources & Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in natural resources & conservation can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Recreational Protective Service Workers	15,390	$34,430
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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