Bakersfield College
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Type | Community college |
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Established | 1913 |
Parent institution | Kern Community College District |
Chancellor | Thomas J. Burke |
President | Dr. Sonya Christian |
Students | 22,000[1] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Suburban, 153 acres (62 ha) |
Colors | Red and black |
Athletics | CCCAA – WSC, SCFA (football), SCWA (wrestling) |
Nickname | Renegades |
Mascot | Knight |
Website | www.bakersfieldcollege.edu |
Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. BC serves about 22,000 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[]
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.[2] 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.[3][4]
Campus[]
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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, California, approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of Bakersfield.
Organization and administration[]
BC is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD).
Academics[]
BC serves about 22,000 students each semester.
Student life[]
Newspaper[]
The Renegade Rip is the student-run newspaper within the journalism department at BC. Published biweekly, The Rip currently has a circulation of approximately 4,000. An online edition is also available. The Rip is a regular contender and recipient of JACC (Journalism Association of Community Colleges) awards at both the state and regional levels and in 2003-2004 won the Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Award. They are a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and compete in the Southern California region.
Rip reporters and photographers cover the campus. The students cover topics ranging from crime on campus, to student profiles, sports and local entertainment. The tradition of The Renegade Rip has always been to chase news stories and focus on what affects the student body at BC and the community of Bakersfield as a whole.
Performing arts[]
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.[5]
Athletics[]
The college's athletic teams are known as the Renegades ('Gades). 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 (SCFA) and (SCWA).[6] 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.[7]
Notable people[]
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- Rishard Matthews, NFL wide receiver
- 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, former NFL tight end, Oregon Sports Hall of Famer
- Tyrone Crawford, NFL defensive end
- Chris DeFrance, CFL wide receiver
- Ric Drasin, former professional wrestler, designer of the original Gold's Gym logo and the World Gym gorilla logo.
- Phil Dumatrait, former MLB pitcher
- David Dunn, former NFL wide receiver
- Jean Fuller, politician serving in the California State Senate
- Frank Gifford, Pro Football Hall of Fame and sports commentator
- Dallas Grider, former high school and college football coach
- Liz Gorman, football player in the Lingerie Football League
- Gerald Haslam, News and book author
- Joe Hernandez, former NFL and CFL wide receiver
- George Jones (American football), former NFL running back.
- Junior Kennedy, 1968-1975 MLB second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs
- Colby Lewis, former MLB pitcher
- Guy Madison, film and television actor
- Billy Mamaril, Filipino professional basketball player
- Richard Miles, former ambassador
- Spain Musgrove, former NFL defensive tackle
- Brennan Newberry, NASCAR driver
- Mark Nichols, former NFL wide receiver
- Charles Noland, professional actor
- Rocky Rasley, former NFL guard
- Greg Robinson, former head coach, Syracuse University football; two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator of Denver Broncos
- Michael Rubio, politician
- Carl Smith, former offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Taj Smith, CFL wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Andre Spencer (1964–2020), basketball player, former NBA player
- Jeremy Staat, former NFL defensive end
- Walter W. Stiern, former California State Senator
- Jim Stiger, former NFL running back
- John Tarver, former running back for the New England Patriots
- Mike Waufle, NFL defensive line coach
- Dick Witcher, former NFL wide receiver
- Jake Woods, MLB pitcher
- Delbert E. Wong, first Chinese-American judge in the continental United States
- Louis Wright, former NFL cornerback
References[]
- ^ "California Community College Chancellors Office". CA.gov.
- ^ "Acquisitions" (PDF), The Bakersfield College Archives Newsletter, Bakersfield College, 16 (1), p. 9, Spring 2017
- ^ Hooper, Ken (July 28, 2013). "History: Growing up and headed for college". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ Claffy, Emily (July 26, 2013). "Bakersfield College Centennial: 100 years of higher education". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ "Golden Empire Performing Arts". Golden Empire Performing Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ "2019-20 CCCAA Directory" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Bakersfield Memorial Stadium Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine. Bakersfield Magazine. October 2010. Accessed: 11-01-2011.
External links[]
Coordinates: 35°24′35.03″N 118°58′24.04″W / 35.4097306°N 118.9733444°W
- Bakersfield College
- 1913 establishments in California
- California Community Colleges
- Education in Bakersfield, California
- Educational institutions established in 1913
- Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- Universities and colleges in Kern County, California