Bakersfield College

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Bakersfield College


Established	1913
Type	Public Junior College
President	Dr. Bill Andrews
Students	15,000
Location	Bakersfield, CA, USA
Address	1801 Panorama Dr. Bakersfield, CA 93305
Telephone	661.395.4011
Campus	Suburban, 153-acres
Nickname	Renegades
Website	www.bakersfieldcollege.edu

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 15,000 students. 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.

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Student Government

BC hosts the American Student Government Association's annual Community College Student Government Training Conference, last held in December 2006. BC has a proud tradition of student leadership, and is currently represented at the statewide level by BC student Alan C. Crane, President of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges.