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Bakersfield College

1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93305 · Public 4-year · (661) 395-4011 · School website

Average net price

$14,621

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

173

2023-24, IPEDS

Students with Pell

30.4%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Bakersfield College

Bakersfield College reported 173 certificate and associate completions in 14 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in automotive (52). College Scorecard counts 17,280 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	52	Not published
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	27	Not published
LPN/LVN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	25	Not published
HVAC	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	20	Not published
Culinary	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	18	Not published
Billing and coding	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	14	Not published
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	12	Not published
Cybersecurity	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Carpentry	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Plumbing	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Phlebotomy	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
CNA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Bakersfield College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $1,430
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $1,430
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $11,300
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,062
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $14,621
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $8,312
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $37,291

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Bakersfield College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.

Other automotive programs within 40 miles

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