Bakersfield College

Community college in Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield College

Type| Public community college
Established| 1913; 112 years ago (1913)

Parent institution

| Kern Community College District
Chancellor| Steven Bloomberg[1]
President| Jerry Fliger[2]
Students| 27,800[3]
Location|

Bakersfield

California

United States

35°24′35.03″N 118°58′24.04″W﻿ / ﻿35.4097306°N 118.9733444°W﻿ / 35.4097306; -118.9733444
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. BC serves about 27,800 students each semester or 31,000 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

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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.[4] 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.[5][6]

## Campus

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The former administration building (currently the welcome center) and main entrance

The main campus is located on a 153-acre (62 ha) plot in Northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates three satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, shared by the Kern Community College District, the SouthWest Campus also located in Bakersfield, and the Delano Campus in Delano, approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of Bakersfield.

## Organization and administration

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BC is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD).

## Academics

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BC serves about 25,000 students each semester.[7]

## Student life

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Fall Demographics of student body Ethnic Breakdown | 2022

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Hispanic and Latino American | 72%
African American | 5%
Asian American | 5%
American Indian | 0%
White | 15%
Multiethnic Americans | 3%
International students | 0%
Unknown  | 0%
Female | 56%
Male | 42%
Unknown  | 2%

### Newspaper

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The Renegade Rip is the student newspaper of Bakersfield College. In publication since 1929,[8] The Rip covers campus news as well as major events off campus. The Renegade Rip won Associated Collegiate Press National Pacesetter Awards in 2003 and 2008.[9][10]

### Performing arts

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The Renegade Pep Band supports the college's athletic teams.

Golden Empire Performing Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) account of the Bakersfield College Foundation that supports the Bakersfield College Drumline and the Golden Empire Drum and Bugle Corps.[11]

## Athletics

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Main article: Bakersfield Renegades

The college's athletic teams are known as the Renegades ('Gades). The team competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football and wrestling, which compete in Southern California Football Association (SCFA) and Southern California Wrestling Association (SCWA).[12] The college has an extensive athletics program with 20 varsity teams, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's swimming.

Renegades football has a long tradition of success in Junior College-level competition, and plays out of the 20,000-seat, on-campus Memorial Stadium.[13]

## Notable people

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For a more comprehensive list, see Category:Bakersfield College alumni.

* Brandon Banks, CFL wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* Robert Beltran, film and television actor, best known for playing Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager
* Vern Burke, NFL tight end, Oregon Sports Hall of Famer
* Tyrone Crawford, NFL defensive end
* Chris DeFrance, CFL wide receiver
* Ric Drasin, professional wrestler, designer of the original Gold's Gym logo and the World Gym gorilla logo
* Phil Dumatrait, MLB pitcher
* David Dunn, NFL wide receiver
* Jean Fuller, politician serving in the California State Senate
* Frank Gifford, Pro Football Hall of Fame and sports commentator
* Liz Gorman, football player in the Lingerie Football League
* Dallas Grider, high school and college football coach
* Gerald Haslam, News and book author
* Joe Hernandez, NFL and CFL wide receiver
* George Jones, NFL running back
* Junior Kennedy, 1968-1975 MLB second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs
* Colby Lewis, MLB pitcher
* Guy Madison, film and television actor
* Billy Mamaril, Filipino professional basketball player
* Rishard Matthews, NFL wide receiver
* Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[14]
* Richard Miles, ambassador
* Spain Musgrove, NFL defensive tackle
* Brennan Newberry, NASCAR driver
* Mark Nichols, NFL wide receiver
* Charles Noland, professional actor
* Rocky Rasley, NFL guard
* Greg Robinson, head coach, Syracuse University football; two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator of Denver Broncos
* Michael Rubio, politician
* Carl Smith, offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars
* Taj Smith, CFL wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Andre Spencer, NBA player
* Jeremy Staat, NFL defensive end
* Walter W. Stiern, California State Senator
* Jim Stiger, NFL running back
* John Tarver, running back for the New England Patriots
* Mike Waufle, NFL defensive line coach
* Dick Witcher, NFL wide receiver
* Delbert E. Wong, first Chinese-American judge in the continental United States
* Jake Woods, MLB pitcher
* Louis Wright, NFL cornerback

## References

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1. ^ "KCCD board taps educator with Kern ties to be next chancellor". Feb 2024.
2. ^ "Bakersfield College's newest president selected after exhaustive national search". Feb 2024.
3. ^ "California Community College Chancellors Office". CA.gov.
4. ^ "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
5. ^ Hooper, Ken (July 28, 2013). "History: Growing up and headed for college". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
6. ^ Claffy, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Bakersfield College Centennial: 100 years of higher education". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
7. ^ "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
8. ^ Garcia, Olivia (March 2, 2014). "BC student newspaper to hold reunion May 10". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
9. ^ "'Gade Newsline". The Renegade Rip. Bakersfield College. April 25, 2003. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
10. ^ "Rip staff earns Pacesetter Award". Bakersfield College. April 9, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
11. ^ "Golden Empire Performing Arts". Golden Empire Performing Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
12. ^ "2019-20 CCCAA Directory" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
13. ^ Bakersfield Memorial Stadium Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Bakersfield Magazine. October 2010. Accessed: 11-01-2011.
14. ^ "Kevin McCarthy Bioguide". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

* Goodwin, Greg (May 2007). "Archives Acquires Bill Thomas Papers: The William M. Thomas Special Collection" (PDF).`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

## External links

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* Official website
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Education in Greater Bakersfield

Elementary school districts|

* Bakersfield City School District
* Beardsley School District
* Edison School District
* Fairfax School District
* Fruitvale School District
* Greenfield Union School District
* Lakeside Union School District
* Norris School District
* Panama Buena Vista Union School District
* Rosedale Union School District
* Standard School District

Public high schools*|

* Bakersfield High School
* Centennial High School
* East Bakersfield High School
* Foothill High School
* Frontier High School
* Golden Valley High School
* Highland High School
* Independence High School
* Liberty High School
* Mira Monte High School
* North High School
* Ridgeview High School
* South High School
* Stockdale High School
* West High School

Colleges and universities|

* Bakersfield College
* California State University, Bakersfield

Private high schools|

* Bakersfield Christian High School
* Garces Memorial High School

* All public high schools are a part of the Kern High School District.

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Western State Conference

* Allan Hancock College
* Bakersfield College
* Citrus College
* College of the Canyons
* Cuesta College
* Glendale College
* Los Angeles Mission College
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* Los Angeles Valley College
* Moorpark College
* Oxnard College
* Santa Barbara City College
* Santa Monica College
* Ventura College
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Colleges and universities in Kern County

Community colleges|

* Bakersfield College
* Cerro Coso Community College
* Porterville College
* Taft College

Public universities|

* California State University, Bakersfield

Private universities|

* Fresno Pacific University
* Point Loma Nazarene University
* San Joaquin Valley College
* University of Phoenix
* University of La Verne

For-profit institutions|

* ITT
* San Joaquin Valley College
* Santa Barbara Business College
* UEI College
* Westec

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Northeast Bakersfield

Sports venues|

* Memorial Stadium

Zoo|

* California Living Museum

Points of Interest|

* Bakersfield College
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* Hart Park
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* Hartnell
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Satellite campuses|

* Advanced Tech. & Education Park

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