Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Its main campus is located on a 153-acre (62 ha) plot in Northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates two satellite campuses: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield,where lots odf administrators work, and at the Delano Center in Delano, California, approximately 35 miles (56 km) east of Bakersfield. BC serves more than 18 thousand students each semester and is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). Currently there are a total of 18 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 1916 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. Bakersfield College is one of the oldest continually operating community colleges in the nation.
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