Bakersfield College

I have a love/​hate relationship with this college. While I understand that it is dated, it need some major work. The campus can be pretty dirty at times, and some of the people that attend it are seriously a disturbance. I can’t walk to class without being screamed at, hearing obscene rap music in the quad, or people acting like complete children. I thought I was in college, not Kindergarten.
I wish there was more opportunities for online degrees like other colleges offer. I rely heavily on distance education and this would be excellent.
My only other complaint is the restrooms. The restrooms always seem to be a hot mess that are absolutely filthy. Half the time there isn’t soap and the other half the time the paper towel dispensers do not work.

I like this place because the professors really want you to succeed. If you can follow the rules (get to class on time with your assignments done; proofread your work), you’ll do fine here. There are tutors that can help you with math and writing. If you set aside some time to read, study, and write term papers, you’ll make it. If you can handle high school level reading & math assignments, you won’t have a problem passing most of the classes. To me, the biggest challenge is time management — especially if you have a job.

As a former student, bc is okay. The downfall is that it’s sooo many young immature kids that go here. I guess that’s to be expected from a community college. They’re so irritating it makes you not want to come to class. The school has no fun aspects to it and I think that’s why a lot of the students drop. If you can’t also make school a learning experience and fun it seems like too much of a chore. I was always on top of my financial aid so I never had a problem with that like most students. It’s cheap to attend here so you can save money. The programs are excellent I must say. The EOPS and CARE program have helped when I was a student here. The cafeteria is sooooo good I would spend so much money on food alone. You must try the brownies and burritos. They need new professors though. A lot of staff here are uninspired and it really shows in the classroom. Also they talk about they’re lack of pay a whole lot, as if we students care. They need to do something as a whole to get The graduation rate up cause it’s pretty pitiful. I’ll say my time here was tolerable. Most people here do dislike BC though.

Attended BC from 2006 – 2014, the classes and teachers are great. I lived 45 miles away so I utilized a lot of online courses from KCCD. Unfortunately I had to advise myself in which classes to take and often times I was advised to take incorrect classes by advisors and counselors… which was a waste of time… hence 2006 – 2014. Finally graduated in 2014 with my associates in Sociology and transferred to Cal State Bakersfield.

I was at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, CA on 2÷2÷2015. It was my 4^th time there, but the other three times were to attend Potato Bowl Games. This time it was to go to the student store so my friend Linda could get a Bakersfield Renegade shirt (she graduated from BC in the 1960’s). Nice campus, and Linda got her BC shirt.

BC is what you make of it — the way you approach higher education, your aspirations, your drive, whatever. They give you lemons and you either step on it or you turn that shit GOLD. All up to you!
Yeah, there were dumbasses here who enrolled just to get financial aid for shopping at Valley Plaza and there were the independent, driven ones here and everything in between. Whatever pursuits/​goals you have in mind, they’re able to provide you with the tools to get to your destination, if any. Just because it’s a community college doesn’t mean it’s easy and filled with low-​lives who were forced by their parents to go to college. Opportunities abound from the Delano campus to the main campus and the staff will take care of you as long as you take the initiative — duh?
There’s a plethora of degree, certificate, and transfer programs offered here; from Fire Tech to Political Science, Radiologic Tech to Sociology, whatever your interests or goals, they got you! BC is a valuable asset to Kern County, it just sucks that some people abuse it like it’s some joke.
I completed my general education and major requirements here before transferring to a university and BC’s staff and services gave me the foundation for a solid education and prepared me for a future career. Some professors were stimulating and some reminded me of CP-​level high school classes but all nonetheless broadened my view of the world outside of what can be learned from textbooks; the depth of some of the classes prepared me for university-​level work and I never felt incompetent once I transferred and studied next to those who began at the 4-​year school as freshmans. I was able to look at them and laugh ’cause I didn’t pay as much for my lower-​division classes: P
I was here from 2004 – 2006. The library was big enough to study and find whatever materials you needed for research, the professors were more than willing to help during their office hours, and the student services and EOPS were also helpful. Also, the burgers at the cafeteria were fresh from the grill and BOMB​.COM! I actually wouldn’t mind going back on campus just to get the burgers.
I enjoyed my time here and I miss it sometimes. BC gave me a chance to make something of myself and to fulfill goals I was unable to complete in high school. At graduation, it meant the universe to me when my parents finally told me they were proud of me. Thank you BC for giving me something worth more than a piece of paper: opportunity and growth.

The person that handles the veterans admissions will not return calls. If you are a veteran I would shy away from this school!!! Take your GI bill $$$$ elsewhere. Especially if you are trying to enroll before you move.
My husband has been trying to get ahold of Linda Cordova for over a month and has left a dozen voicemails with no returned call! Not everyone is in Bakersfield and can come to Linda Cordovas office…
Not returning phone calls is unprofessional in any business. Was given her email, she doesn’t return those either. Just plain DGAF. The counselors need to quit transferring people to a person who has no intention of returning calls. Rude!

If you do your due diligence here youll find some awesome professors and it will make school seem like less of a chore. Ive got two chief complaints here though, they set a cap on how much units you can take and you lose you financial aid eligibility as well as priority registration. That seems somewhat reasonable but it seems to be implemented around the same time that the Dream Act passed, instead of encouraging illegals shouldnt the state encourage its own citizens? To me it seems like financial aid is being cut off for its citizens and being given to illegals which to me is ridiculous. That said BC gets three stars from me because the support staff, in counseling as well as the entire financial aid department are worthless. Theyre extremely rude and not helpful, if you go to the financial aid department you have to take a number just to pick up a FORM! If you want to see an educational advisor you have to take a number JUST TO REQUEST to see an advisor AND then you need to wait again for that advisor to be available. Whoever the department co ordinator is needs to get fired, because they could very easily expedite peoples visits but it seems to me that they choose not to.

Bakersfield College is a great learning institution!

I have attended various classes over the years since I moved to Bakersfield back in 1982. I even transferred credits from other schools and received an AS degree back in 1985. Then I was able to transfer credits from BC and got my BS from the University Of Oregon in 1986. After i started working for the County of Kern I took various computer classes that greatly improved my job career. I am now retired and haven’t taken anything recently but I found the whole experience worth the effort and the expense. Yes I realize that education is a lot more expensive these days but believe me it was cheaper here than in Oregon where I also attened both the University of Oregon, and Clatsop College in Astoria, Oregon.

Beautiful campus, awesome library, great computer area. Free parking for visitors for 45 minutes up on Panorama drive — used that to scope out their campus and to see the amenities of the college.

School is school. I actually attended Cal-​State prior to BC and I don’t have a problem with anything here. There are a lot of younger people but no worries. I’m there to learn and the professors do an excellent job. The counselors may be a bit rude, but I know what I need to get done.

I got my associates degree here in two years, so yes people it is possible! I think a lot of people come here with an attitude that this place sucks, and as a result are miserable here. I was never unhappy about going here. I saved a ton of money coming here for the first two years of college. There are some awesome teachers here in the anthropology and psychology department. The school isn’t new, fancy, or special in anyway, but it’s still awesome. If I could choose to come to BC over again I would totally do it. On a side note: yes there are some dumb people who just go there to waste time, and there are a lot of older people. These two groups of people have lead to some of the most hilarious classroom discussions that leave you scratching your head and looking like «O₀»…

This is my ‘begin again’ spot. Anytime, I wish to ‘begin again’ I go to BC to see what kind of training or educational pursuits I need.
I love BC.