BC Administration Building and main entrance

Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Its main campus is located on a 153 acre plot in northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates two satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and at the Delano Center in Delano, California, approximately 35 miles north of Bakersfield. BC serves approximately 16,000 students and is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). Currently there are a total of 184 Associate's degree and certificate programs for students to choose from. BC is a part of the California Community Colleges system. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  114. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a university or college within the United States of America is the name officially adopted by that institution for at least the members of its athletic teams. ... A website (alternatively, Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP, a... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2085x1545, 512 KB) Photo taken by Bobak HaEri, on January 4, 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2085x1545, 512 KB) Photo taken by Bobak HaEri, on January 4, 2007. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Junior college. ... Nickname: Location of Bakersfield, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Kern County Founded 1869 Government  - Mayor Harvey Hall Area  - City  114. ... A satellite campus is the campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area. ... Delano is a city located in Kern County, California. ... An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ... Administered by The Chancellor’s Office located in Sacramento, the California Community Colleges system consists of 109 community colleges and 72 community college districts in California. ...

BC was founded in 1913 and initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School) before moving in 1956 to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield. Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... A view from the science building looking out on Griffith Field Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a high school located in Bakersfield, California, USA. First founded in 1893 as Kern County High School, changed to Kern County Union High School in 1915, and finally to Bakersfield High School in 1945. ...

Athletics

The BC Renegades ('Gades) compete in the Western State Conference (WSC). 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. Look up renegade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Western State Conference (or WSC) is a college athletic conference that is affliated with the California Communnity College - Commission on Athletics. ... Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bakersfield, California. ...

Student Government

Bakersfield College hosts the American Student Government Association's Community College Student Government Training Conference, held annually every December. The American Student Government Association (ASGA) was founded in 2001 as Americas first professional association serving collegiate Student Governments and Student Government Associations. ...

External links

• Bakersfield College website
• Renegades Football fansite
• ASGA website
• Student Senate website

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