Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Bakersfield's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
Bakersfield has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 16,155 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Bakersfield College30,74630,746
Similarly Ranked Schools16,15516,155
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,707
The below chart compares the student population between Bakersfield College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,340 male and 17,406 female students attending Bakersfield. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Bakersfield.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Bakersfield
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total30,7468,25322,493
Men13,3403,5679,773
Women17,4064,68612,720

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 22,716 Hispanic students (73.88%) and 4,154 White students (13.51%) at Bakersfield College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Bakersfield College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Bakersfield College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native945143
Asian1,315654661
Black or African American1,327661666
Hispanic22,7169,43213,284
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander261214
White4,1542,0062,148
Two or More Races962438524
Race/Ethnicity Unknown896623
Total 30,74613,34017,406

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 23,361 students whose age under twenty five and 4,721 students whose age is over thirty years old at Bakersfield College.
Especially, 9,117 students are younger than eighteen and 58 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Bakersfield College.
Population by Student Age at Bakersfield College
TotalMenWomen
Total30,746 13,34017,406
Under 189,117 3,8805,237
18-197,759 3,5334,226
20-213,778 1,6512,127
22-242,707 1,1381,569
25-292,657 1,0961,561
30-341,820 7461,074
35-391,158 456702
40-491,218 577641
50-64467 223244
65 and over58 3424
unknown7 61
Total 30,746 13,34017,406

Online Student Population

At Bakersfield College, 16,266 students (52.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 7,554 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 7,553 students live in California where Bakersfield College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total30,746
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes7,554
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8,712
Not Enrolled in Online Classes14,480
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)7,554
California Residents7,553
Other State in U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0