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Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college in Bakersfield, California. BC serves about 27,800 students each semester or 31,000 annually, and offers associate degrees, certificate programs, and is one of fifteen California Community Colleges offering a baccalaureate degree. It is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD), which is itself part of the California Community Colleges system.
History
Founded in 1913 as Bakersfield Junior College, the school was initially housed on the campus of Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School). In 1947, the school dropped "Junior" from its name. In 1956, Bakersfield College moved to its current location "on the hill" in northeast Bakersfield on the "Panorama Bluffs" that overlook the prolific Kern River Oil Field.
Campus
The main campus is located on a 153-acre (62 ha) plot in Northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates three satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, shared by the Kern Community College District, the SouthWest Campus also located in Bakersfield, and the Delano Campus in Delano, approximately 35 miles (56 km) north of Bakersfield.
Organization and administration
BC is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD).
Academics
BC serves about 25,000 students each semester.
Student life
= Newspaper
=The Renegade Rip is the student newspaper of Bakersfield College. In publication since 1929, The Rip covers campus news as well as major events off campus. The Renegade Rip won Associated Collegiate Press National Pacesetter Awards in 2003 and 2008.
= Performing arts
=The Renegade Pep Band supports the college's athletic teams.
Golden Empire Performing Arts is a non-profit 501(c)(3) account of the Bakersfield College Foundation that supports the Bakersfield College Drumline and the Golden Empire Drum and Bugle Corps.
Athletics
The college's athletic teams are known as the Renegades ('Gades). The team competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football and wrestling, which compete in Southern California Football Association (SCFA) and Southern California Wrestling Association (SCWA). The college has an extensive athletics program with 20 varsity teams, including men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, football, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and men's and women's swimming.
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.
Notable people
Brandon Banks, CFL wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Robert Beltran, film and television actor, best known for playing Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager
Vern Burke, NFL tight end, Oregon Sports Hall of Famer
Tyrone Crawford, NFL defensive end
Chris DeFrance, CFL wide receiver
Ric Drasin, professional wrestler, designer of the original Gold's Gym logo and the World Gym gorilla logo
Phil Dumatrait, MLB pitcher
David Dunn, NFL wide receiver
Jean Fuller, politician serving in the California State Senate
Frank Gifford, Pro Football Hall of Fame and sports commentator
Liz Gorman, football player in the Lingerie Football League
Dallas Grider, high school and college football coach
Gerald Haslam, News and book author
Joe Hernandez, NFL and CFL wide receiver
George Jones, NFL running back
Junior Kennedy, 1968-1975 MLB second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs
Colby Lewis, MLB pitcher
Guy Madison, film and television actor
Billy Mamaril, Filipino professional basketball player
Rishard Matthews, NFL wide receiver
Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Richard Miles, ambassador
Spain Musgrove, NFL defensive tackle
Brennan Newberry, NASCAR driver
Mark Nichols, NFL wide receiver
Charles Noland, professional actor
Rocky Rasley, NFL guard
Greg Robinson, head coach, Syracuse University football; two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator of Denver Broncos
Michael Rubio, politician
Carl Smith, offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars
Taj Smith, CFL wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Andre Spencer, NBA player
Jeremy Staat, NFL defensive end
Walter W. Stiern, California State Senator
Jim Stiger, NFL running back
John Tarver, running back for the New England Patriots
Mike Waufle, NFL defensive line coach
Dick Witcher, NFL wide receiver
Delbert E. Wong, first Chinese-American judge in the continental United States
Jake Woods, MLB pitcher
Louis Wright, NFL cornerback
References
Goodwin, Greg (May 2007). "Archives Acquires Bill Thomas Papers: The William M. Thomas Special Collection" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
External links
Official website
Official athletics website
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