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Forestry at Bakersfield College

If you are interested in studying Forestry, consider the program at Bakersfield College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 10 forestry degrees were awarded at Bakersfield College.

Online & Distance Learning at Bakersfield College

Online coursework is an option at Bakersfield College. Among 30,746 students, 7,554 (25%) studied exclusively online and 8,712 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Forestry graduates at Bakersfield College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Forestry graduates at Bakersfield College are 80% women (8) and 20% men (2).

Forestry Associate’s Program at Bakersfield College

Among the 10 associate’s forestry degrees awarded at Bakersfield College, 80% were women (8) and 20% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Forestry associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	6
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of Forestry associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College, above the national average of 19%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Forestry Concentrations at Bakersfield College

The Forestry program at Bakersfield College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Forestry	10

Best-Paid Careers for Forestry Graduates

Students who finish Forestry program at Bakersfield College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Forestry majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Foresters	$93,406
Conservation Scientists	$81,436
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,966
Park Naturalists	$76,516
Range Managers	$59,935
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$50,097
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$36,803
Forest and Conservation Workers	$22,542

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.