Barstow Community College
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Barstow Community College is a community college
in Barstow (CA). Enabling students to transfer onward to a four-year college or university is a priority for the school.
(WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
Barstow Community College offers the following degrees:
region of Southern California. Evening classes began the next year at Barstow High School, followed by the first day of classes in fall 1962 at Barstow First Methodist Church. The campus was constructed in 1964 at its current location on Barstow Road and first classes began in February 1965. Presently, the campus of BCC represents the standards of any college campus in the U.S. and includes: instructional halls, gym, athletic fields, tennis courts, cafeteria, student center, state of the art library, amphitheatre, fine arts center, and numerous administrative and technical buildings.
Barstow Community College is in the process of expanding its vocational programs in order to meet the needs of the community and is constructing new facilities to house those programs. The vocational programs that have been added include: Fire Technology, Logistics and Warehousing, Electrical programs, Rough Carpentry, Cosmetology and more. The college is in the midst of a construction program with a state-of-the-art student services center completed in 2009. To support its growing and successful theatre arts department, the college started construction of a 750-seat performing arts center in October 2010. A two-story Wellness Center addition with an indoor track to the gymnasium will start construction in the 2011.
A 2007 study found that the College was below average compared to similar institutions on five out of six measures of student success. However, it leads its peers in a sixth indicator, student progress and achievement rate, which measures how well the college prepares students to earn degrees and transfer on to other schools. Then President Cliff Brock said that the board and administration are dissatisfied with the study’s results and are working on improving student success, but it will take time.
region of San Bernardino County, CA., approximately 120 miles from both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The college district covers the area from the Nevada state line, bounded by Kern and Inyo counties and the San Bernardino mountains. BCC serves the communities of Barstow
, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow, and Baker. Barstow Community College also provides on-site instruction to the USMC and U.S. Army National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, as well as the on-line instruction to the long distance students.
and Poland
through initiative of BCC Management prof. Tomasz Stanek.
Community college
A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...
in Barstow (CA). Enabling students to transfer onward to a four-year college or university is a priority for the school.
Accreditation
Barstow Community College (BCC) is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
(WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
Barstow Community College offers the following degrees:
- Associate of Arts in Humanities
- Associate of Arts in Social Sciences
- Associate of Science in Natural Sciences/Math
- Associate of Science in a variety of occupational majors
History
The Barstow Community College district was established in September 1959 by the citizens of the upper High DesertHigh desert
High desert refers to the inland and often high elevation deserts of the American West. Examples of high deserts in North America include the Great Basin Desert and the Mojave Desert.High desert can also mean:...
region of Southern California. Evening classes began the next year at Barstow High School, followed by the first day of classes in fall 1962 at Barstow First Methodist Church. The campus was constructed in 1964 at its current location on Barstow Road and first classes began in February 1965. Presently, the campus of BCC represents the standards of any college campus in the U.S. and includes: instructional halls, gym, athletic fields, tennis courts, cafeteria, student center, state of the art library, amphitheatre, fine arts center, and numerous administrative and technical buildings.
Description
An open-admission, public institution, the college serves more than 4,300 students in degree and certificate programs with approximately 120 faculty. It provides the first two years of college or university study as part of the California State Community College System of Higher Education. The college's educational program includes lower-division course work, general education offerings, and vocational courses for transfer to baccalaureate degree institutions. The college offers a number of occupational programs designed to prepare students for entry into the workforce. Service learning and self-enrichment classes are also offered to the community.Barstow Community College is in the process of expanding its vocational programs in order to meet the needs of the community and is constructing new facilities to house those programs. The vocational programs that have been added include: Fire Technology, Logistics and Warehousing, Electrical programs, Rough Carpentry, Cosmetology and more. The college is in the midst of a construction program with a state-of-the-art student services center completed in 2009. To support its growing and successful theatre arts department, the college started construction of a 750-seat performing arts center in October 2010. A two-story Wellness Center addition with an indoor track to the gymnasium will start construction in the 2011.
A 2007 study found that the College was below average compared to similar institutions on five out of six measures of student success. However, it leads its peers in a sixth indicator, student progress and achievement rate, which measures how well the college prepares students to earn degrees and transfer on to other schools. Then President Cliff Brock said that the board and administration are dissatisfied with the study’s results and are working on improving student success, but it will take time.
Location
BCC is located on Highway 247 in the Mojave DesertMojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
region of San Bernardino County, CA., approximately 120 miles from both Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The college district covers the area from the Nevada state line, bounded by Kern and Inyo counties and the San Bernardino mountains. BCC serves the communities of Barstow
Barstow
-Places:In the United States:*Barstow, California, a city in San Bernadino County*Barstow, Fresno County, California, an unincorporated community*Barstow, Illinois*Barstow, Maryland*Barstow, Texas-People:...
, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow, and Baker. Barstow Community College also provides on-site instruction to the USMC and U.S. Army National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, as well as the on-line instruction to the long distance students.
Admission
BCC is an open admission public institution serving more than 3,200 students in degree and certificate programs with approximately 120 full time employees and a $14 million budget (2007). It provides the first two years of college or university study as part of the California State Community College System of Higher Education. BCC provides students with both: comprehensive and vocational tracks of study for either the AA, certificate or life learning credit or transfer credit valid towards four year degrees at California State University system.Barstow College Online
The college operates the largest online program among California Community Colleges in the state. Students who enroll in the online program are able to complete their degree requirements without having to leave home. This program has proven popular for Military and long distance students who live abroad.Alumni and Barstow Famous
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, former BCC baseball player, - Justine Leone; played for the Seattle Mariners,
- Danny Norman; played for the Mets and Expos,
- Greg MartinezGreg MartinezGregory Alfred Martinez is a former Major League Baseball left fielder. Martinez was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the twenty-fourth round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. He played with the team at the major league level in 1998....
; MLB player for Milwaukee Brewers, graduate of BCC, - Nidal Malik HasanNidal Malik HasanNidal Malik Hasan, USA is a United States Army officer and sole suspect in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting, which occurred less than a month before he would have deployed to Afghanistan....
; 2009 Fort Hood Shooter, attended BCC,
International Cooperation
Barstow College is currently evaluating its future exchange programs of students and the faculty between colleges in ChinaChina
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
through initiative of BCC Management prof. Tomasz Stanek.