Bakersfield College is a public
community collegeIn the United States, community colleges are primarily two-year public institutions of higher education and were once commonly called junior colleges....
located in
Bakersfield, CaliforniaBakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
, USA. Bakersfield College has an official Twitter account at @bcrenegades and an official
Facebook account. Its main campus is located on a 153 acres (61.9 ha) plot in northeast Bakersfield, and it also operates two
satellite campusA satellite campus or branch campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area, and is often smaller than the main campus of an institution....
es: the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and at the Delano Center in
Delano, CaliforniaDelano's climate is characteristic of the San Joaquin Valley. The weather is hot and dry during the summer and cool and damp in winter. Frequent ground fog known regionally as "tule fog" can obscure vision. Record temperatures range between 115°F and 14°F...
, approximately 35 miles (56.3 km) north of Bakersfield. BC serves more than 18,000 students each semester and is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). Currently there are a total of 184
Associate's degreeAn associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...
and certificate programs for students to choose from. BC is a part of the
California Community Colleges systemThe California Community Colleges System consists of 112 community colleges in 72 community college districts in the U.S. state of California...
.
BC was founded in 1913 and initially housed on the campus of
Bakersfield High School]Bakersfield High School is a high school located in Bakersfield, California, USA.Institutional names and dates of operation:*Kern County High School 1893-1915*Kern County Union High School 1915-1945*Bakersfield High School 1945–present...
(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.
Athletics
The BC Renegades ('Gades) compete in the
Western State ConferenceThe Western State Conference is a college athletic conference that is affiliated with the California Community College Athletic Association. The conference was established in 1950, making it the oldest community college conference in California...
(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 StadiumMemorial Stadium is a double-decked concrete and steel stadium in northeast Bakersfield, California, near the Panorama Bluffs. It features a fast Bermuda grass football field with a high-centered crown and an all-weather track...
.
The college has an extensive athletics program 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.
The Renegade Rip - Bakersfield College Journalism
The Renegade Rip, winner of the Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Award in 2003-2004, is the student-run newspaper within the journalism department at Bakersfield College. Published biweekly, The Rip currently has a circulation of approximately 4,000. An online edition is also available.
Rip reporters and photographers cover the campus, which rests "on the bluffs" in Bakersfield, California. The students cover topics ranging from crime on campus, to student profiles, sports and local entertainment. The tradition of The Renegade Rip has always been to chase news stories and focus on what affects the student body at Bakersfield College and the community of Bakersfield as a whole.
The Rip is a regular contender and recipient of JACC (Journalism Association of Community Colleges) awards at both the state and regional levels. They are a member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges and compete in the Southern California region.
Student government
Bakersfield College hosts the
American Student Government AssociationThe American Student Government Association was founded in 2001 as America's first professional association serving and supporting collegiate Student Governments and Student Government Associations. ASGA was founded by Oxendine Publishing, Inc., which since 1983 has published magazines, books, and...
's Community College Student Government Training Conference, held annually every December.
Notable alumni
- Joe Blake, former NFL offensive tackle with the New Orleans Saints
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.
- Vern Burke
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, former NFL tight end, Oregon Sports Hall of FameThe Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall...
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- Phil Dumatrait
Phillip Anthony Dumatrait is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.-Early life:Born in Bakersfield, California, Dumatrait played for Bakersfield College before he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft.-Cincinnati Reds:On July 30, 2003,...
, MLB pitcher
- Frank Gifford
Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford is a Hall of Fame former American football player and American sportscaster.-Early life:Gifford was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Lola Mae and Weldon Gifford, an oil driller....
, NFL Hall of Famer and sports commentator
- Joe Hernandez
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, former NFL and CFL wide receiver
- George Jones (American football)
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, former NFL running back.
- Junior Kennedy
Junior Raymond Kennedy was a Major League Baseball second baseman for seven seasons, five with the Cincinnati Reds and two with the Chicago Cubs ....
, 1968-1975 MLB second baseman with the Cincinnati RedsThe Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
and Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
- Colby Lewis
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, former MLB pitcher
- Guy Madison
Guy Madison was an American film and television actor.-Early life:Born Robert Ozell Moseley in Pumpkin Center, California, Madison attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, for two years and then worked briefly as a telephone lineman before joining the United States Coast Guard in...
, film and television actor
- Spain Musgrove
Spain Musgrove is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Houston Oilers from 1967-1970.-Early career:...
, former NFL defensive tackle
- Gordon L. Park
Gordon Lesley Park was a petroleum engineer and geologist for the Chevron Oil Company, who served from 1993-1996 as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 49 in Uinta County....
, former member of the Wyoming House of RepresentativesThe Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...
- Rocky Rasley
Rocky Rasley is a former American football guard in the National Football League from 1969–1970, 1972-1976. He attended Bakersfield's South High School and Bakersfield College before enrolling at Oregon State University where he played college football under Dee Andros during the "Giant Killers"...
, former NFL guard
- Greg Robinson
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, former head coach, Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
football; two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator of Denver Broncos
- Michael J. Rubio
Michael J. Rubio is a California State Senator representing the 16th Senate District. He previously served as Fifth District Kern County Supervisor representing the communities of Arvin, Lamont and East Bakersfield.-Career:Michael J...
, county supervisor
- Mary K. Shell
Mary Katherine Jaynes Shell, previously Mary Hosking, usually known as Mary K. Shell , is the first woman to have served as mayor of Bakersfield, California and only the second woman to have served on the Kern County Board of Supervisors...
, former mayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Bakersfield and member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors
- Carl Smith, former offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Taj Smith
Tajiddin M. Smith-Wilson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
, NFL wide receiver
- Andre Spencer
Andre Devell Spencer is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 210 lb forward and played collegiately at Bakersfield College, a junior college, and Northern Arizona University...
, former NBA player
- Jeremy Staat
Jeremy Ray Staat is a former American Football defensive end who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1998 and the St. Louis Rams for two games in 2003. He also played for the Los Angeles Avengers arena football team...
, former NFL defensive end
- Walter W. Stiern
Walter W. Stiern was a Democratic California State Senator representing Kern County.Although born in San Diego, his family was original from Bakersfield and moved back soon after he was born. Stiern attended Bakersfield College, then continued on to Washington State University where he received...
, former California State Senator
- John Tarver
John William Tarver is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 7th round of the 1972 NFL Draft out of Colorado...
, former running back for the New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
- Mike Waufle
Mike Waufle is an American football coach. He currently serves as defensive line coach under head coach Hue Jackson for the Oakland Raiders. Waufle has also served as defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders from 1998–2003. Waufle has coached at the college and pro level, and also as both...
, NFL defensive line coach
- Dick Witcher
Dick Vernon Witcher was a former professional American football player. Witcher was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 8th round of the 1966 NFL Draft. At 6'3" Witcher was a wide receiver who first played two years at Bakersfield College, then graduated from UCLA...
, former NFL wide receiver
- Jake Woods
Jacob Thomas Woods is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who is a free agent.After attending Bakersfield College, a junior college, Woods was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 3rd round of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft...
, MLB pitcher
- Delbert E. Wong
Delbert Wong was the first Chinese American judge in the continental United States.-Early life:Delbert Wong was born in Hanford, California on May 17, 1920, and raised a short distance away in Bakersfield. After obtaining an Associate of Arts degree from Bakersfield College, he transferred to the...
, first Chinese-American judge in the continental United States
- Brandon Banks
Brandon Banks is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Kansas State....
, NFL wide receiver
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