Bakersfield College

What are the graduation rates for students at Bakersfield College?

Bakersfield College's reported overall graduation rate is 21% in the 2024-25 institutional data. For a community college, the commonly reported federal graduation measure follows a defined group of first-time, full-time students and asks whether they completed within 150% of a program's normal length. It is not the share of every person who attended the college and eventually earned a credential.

That distinction matters here because the college also enrolls part-time students, returning adults, and students whose goal is transfer. Transfers without a completed Bakersfield College credential are not the same outcome as graduation under this measure. The reported rate should therefore be read alongside program-specific completion, transfer, and time-to-degree information when those measures are relevant to a student's goal. It should not be used on its own to explain why individual students do or do not finish.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Bakersfield College?

A reliable institution-wide earnings figure is not established by the information available for Bakersfield College. Earnings outcomes should not be inferred from tuition prices, the presence of a career program, or a small program-level record.

When comparing published earnings figures, students should check the credential and field covered, whether the measure is a median or an average, how long after attendance it was recorded, and whether it includes only people with reported earnings. For Bakersfield College, outcomes may vary substantially between transfer pathways and programs designed for immediate employment. Earnings figures also omit important considerations such as further education, regional wages, hours worked, and the cost of completing the credential.