Bakersfield College

Bakersfield College

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city =Bakersfield
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website = [http://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu www.bakersfieldcollege.edu]
address =1801 Panorama Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93305
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Bakersfield College (BC) is a public community college located in Bakersfield, California, USA. Its main campus is located on a convert|153|acre|km2|sing=on 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 convert|35|mi|km north of Bakersfield. BC serves approximately 16,000 students and is part of the Kern Community College District (KCCD). 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 as 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.

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.

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.

tudent government

Bakersfield College hosts the American Student Government Association's Community College Student Government Training Conference, held annually every December.

Notable alumni

* Vern Burke, former NFL tight end, Oregon Sports Hall of Famer
* Phil Dumatrait, MLB pitcher
* Frank Gifford, NFL Hall of Famer and sports commentator
* Colby Lewis, former MLB pitcher
* Guy Madison, film and television actor
* Spain Musgrove, former NFL defensive tackle
* Rocky Rasley, former NFL guard
* Greg Robinson, head coach, Syracuse University football; two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator of Denver Broncos
* Michael J. Rubio, county supervisor
* Mary K. Shell, former mayor of Bakersfield and member of the Kern County Board of Supervisors
* Taj Smith, NFL wide receiver
* Andre Spencer, former NBA player
* Jeremy Staat, former NFL defensive end
* Walter W. Stiern, former California State Senator
* Mike Waufle, NFL defensive line coach
* Jake Woods, MLB pitcher
* Delbert E. Wong, first Chinese-American judge in the continental United States

External links

* [http://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/ Bakersfield College website]
* [http://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/marketing Marketing and Public Relations Department]
* [http://www.therip.com/ The Renegade Rip - Bakersfield College's Award-Winning Student Newspaper]
* [http://www2.bakersfieldcollege.edu/sga Student Government Association website]
* [http://www.bcrenegades.com/ Renegades Football fansite]


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