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Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA · Public · Large city

Public institution in Bakersfield, CA · 16,451 undergraduates · $37,291 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$4,75170th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$1,43016th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$10,310286th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$13,726111th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$8,31260th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,2911,716th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,8671,745th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
22.6%1,882nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
0.0%1,822nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
16,451149th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
32.0:12,122nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
28.8%1,269th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 106 mi (LAX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

CCCAA · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Bakersfield College’s 16,451 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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