Former Assemblywoman Nicole Parra has left her job as head of Kern Community College District’s year-old California Renewable Energy Lab to take an executive position with a local oil producer
The Kern Community College District (KCCD) has made a big announcement. The KCCD Board of Trustees has appointed Tom Burk as interim chancellor and Zav Dadabhoy as deputy chancellor.
Bakersfield College (BC) hired 84 new faculty members in various positions to meet demands for the current Fall 2022 semester. With these hires, BC made a 10.3 percent increase in classes offered.
Bakersfield College is offering free tuition for the fall semester for students who qualify. Students must complete either a FAFSA or a California Dream Act application to qualify.
Bakersfield College has been awarded $5 million for the "Step Up to STEM: Start Strong, Stay Strong, Finish Strong" project by the U.S. Department of Education.