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Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA · Public · 17,280 students · mostly associate degrees
177th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,621
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$22,018
Graduation rate
21%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$37,291
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,312
Pell grant recipients
30%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
125 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree148 grads/yr$103,477Education, General · Associate's Degree$56,662Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$51,090Sociology, General · Associate's Degree123 grads/yr$45,822General Studies · Associate's Degree2,095 grads/yr$45,584Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree174 grads/yr$40,694Psychology, General · Associate's Degree326 grads/yr$38,723Child Development · Associate's Degree106 grads/yr$28,483
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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