2026-2027 Catalog

Bakersfield College · 284 programs · 1450 courses

Class schedules this year: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027

Degrees and certificates

Agriculture, Nutrition & Culinary Arts

Agricultural Education A.S. Degree
Agriculture Animal Science A.S.-T Degree
Agriculture Business A.S.-T Degree
Agriculture Business Certificate of Achievement
Agriculture Plant Science A.S.-T Degree
Animal Science A.S. Degree
Animal Science Certificate of Achievement
Culinary Arts A.S. Degree
Culinary Arts Certificate of Achievement
Culinary Fundamentals Certificate of Achievement
Diesel Engine Systems Certificate of Completion
Dietetic Services Supervisor Program Certificate of Achievement
Edible Education Garden Certificate of Completion
Environmental Horticulture A.S. Degree
Environmental Horticulture Certificate of Achievement
Environmental Resource Management A.S. Degree
Environmental Resource Management Certificate of Achievement
Equipment Technician Level 1 Certificate of Completion
Food Science and Technology A.S. Degree
Food Science and Technology Certificate of Achievement
Food Service Management A.S. Degree
Food Service Management Certificate of Achievement
Forest Resource Management A.S. Degree
Forest Resource Management Certificate of Achievement
Heavy Equipment Technician Certificate of Achievement
Hospitality Management A.S.-T Degree
Institutional Food Service Management Certificate of Achievement
Kitchen Techniques for New Culinarians Certificate of Completion
Mechanized Agriculture A.S. Degree
Mobile Equipment Electrical Systems Certificate of Completion
Mobile Equipment Hydraulic Systems Certificate of Completion
Natural Resource Management A.S. Degree
Natural Resource Management Certificate of Achievement
Nutrition and Dietetics A.S.-T Degree
Ornamental Horticulture A.S. Degree
Ornamental Horticulture Certificate of Achievement
Pest Control Adviser Preparation Certificate of Achievement
Plant Science A.S. Degree
Plant Science Certificate of Achievement
Registered Veterinary Technician Certificate of Achievement
Registered Veterinary Technicians Job Skills Certificate
School Food Service Certificate of Completion
Sustainable Landscape Certificate of Achievement

Arts, Communication & Humanities

Academic Research Skills Certificate of Competency
American Sign Language A.A. Degree
Art History A.A.-T Degree
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Proficiency for College and Career Certificate of Competency
ASL Interpreter Training Program Certificate of Achievement
Building a Canvas Course Certificate of Completion
Commercial Music Certificate of Achievement
Communication Certificate of Achievement
Communication Studies 2.0 A.A.-T Degree
Emerging Media Literacy Certificate of Competency
English A.A.-T Degree
English for Multilingual Students Advanced Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Basic Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Intermediate Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Introduction Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Listening/Speaking Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Reading Certificate of Competency
English for Multilingual Students Writing Certificate of Competency
Graphic Design - Level I Certificate of Achievement
Graphic Design - Level II Certificate of Achievement
Japanese A.A. Degree
Journalism A.A.-T Degree
Logic, Argumentation, and Critical Thinking Certificate of Achievement
Media Arts Certificate of Achievement
Music A.A.-T Degree
Philosophy A.A.-T Degree
Photography Certificate of Achievement
Spanish A.A.-T Degree
Studio Arts A.A.-T Degree
Teaching with AI: Today and Tomorrow Certificate of Completion
Theatre Arts A.A.-T Degree

Business

Accounting A.A. Degree
Administrative Office Assistant A.A. Degree
Basic Internet Skills Certificate of Completion
Basic Office Skills Certificate of Completion
Basic Office Software Skills Certificate of Completion
Beginning Computer Skills Certificate of Completion
Bookkeeping Certificate of Achievement
Business Administration 2.0 A.S.-T Degree
Customer Relations Certificate of Completion
Digital Marketing for Small Business Certificate of Completion
Entrepreneurship Certificate of Completion
General Business Job Skills Certificate
Human Resource Management A.S. Degree
Human Resource Management Certificate of Achievement
Logistics Management A.S. Degree
Logistics Management Certificate of Achievement
Office Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Office Assistant Job Skills Certificate
Powerful Presentation Certificate of Completion
QuickBooks Basics for Small Business Certificate of Completion
Recruiting and Managing Employees Certificate of Completion
Sales Techniques Certificate of Completion
Small Business Development Certificate of Completion
Small Business Execution Certificate of Completion
Small Business Funding Certificate of Completion
Strategic Management Certificate of Achievement
Warehousing Certificate of Completion

Education

Applied Leadership Certificate of Completion
Child and Adolescent Development A.A.-T Degree
Child Development Assistant Teacher Job Skills Certificate
Child Development Associate Teacher Job Skills Certificate
Child Development Master Teacher: Infant Toddler Certificate of Achievement
Child Development Master Teacher: Special Education Certificate of Achievement
Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement
College and Academic Writing Success Certificate of Competency
College and Math Skill Building Success Certificate of Competency
Early Childhood Education A.S.-T Degree
Education Studies A.S. Degree
Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs A.A.-T Degree
Elementary Teacher Education A.A.-T Degree
Inclusive and Accessible Digital Content Certificate of Completion
Introduction to Early Care and Education Certificate of Completion
Online Teaching Certificate of Completion
Online Teaching Level II Certificate of Achievement
Online Teaching Level I Job Skills Certificate
Paraprofessional Level I Certificate of Achievement
Paraprofessional Level II Certificate of Achievement
Paraprofessional Level III Certificate of Achievement
Paraprofessional Level IV Certificate of Achievement
Social-Emotional and Cognitive Development Certificate of Completion
Student Success Certificate of Competency
Study Skills for College Success Certificate of Competency
Teaching and Learning Certificate of Completion
Transitional Kindergarten Certificate of Achievement

Health Sciences

Certified Phlebotomy Technician Job Skills Certificate
Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Coaching Certificate of Achievement
Community Health Worker II Certificate of Achievement
Community Health Worker I Job Skills Certificate
Fitness Trainer Certificate of Achievement
Health Information Technology Assistant Certificate of Achievement
Health Information Technology A.S. Degree
Health Navigator Certificate of Achievement
Human Biology A.S. Degree
Intercollegiate Athletics Certificate of Achievement
Kinesiology A.A.-T Degree
LVN to Non-Degree Nurse (30 Unit Option) Program
LVN to Registered Nursing A.S. Degree
Mammography Program Certificate of Completion
Medical Coding Specialist Certificate of Achievement
Nurse Assistant Job Skills Certificate
Perinatal Nurse Job Skills Certificate
Physical Therapist Assistant A.S. Degree
Principles of Fluoroscopy Job Skills Certificate
Principles of Venipuncture Job Skills Certificate
Public Health A.S.-T Degree
Public Health for Non Health Professionals Certificate of Completion
Public Health Informatics II Certificate of Achievement
Public Health Informatics I Job Skills Certificate
Public Health Science A.S.-T Degree
Radiologic Technology A.S. Degree
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Management Certificate of Achievement
Registered Nursing A.S. Degree
Respiratory Therapy A.S. Degree
Sports Medicine Certificate of Achievement
Vocational Nursing Program Certificate of Achievement

Industrial Technology and Transportation

Advanced Electrical Safety and Arc Flash Certificate of Completion
Architectural Computer Aided Drafting Job Skills Certificate
Architecture/Architectural Drafting A.S. Degree
Automatic Transmissions Certificate of Achievement
Automotive Detailing Certificate of Completion
Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Certificate of Achievement
Automotive Management Certificate of Achievement
Automotive Technology A.S. Degree
Basic Industrial and Construction Skills Certificate of Completion
Basic Machine Tool Operations-Lathe, Mill Job Skills Certificate
Blueprint Reading and Layout for Welders Job Skills Certificate
Brake Systems Certificate of Achievement
Computer Numerical Control Programming Job Skills Program
Construction Management A.S. Degree
Construction Technology Certificate of Achievement
Data Analyst Apprenticeship Certificate of Achievement
Digital Marketer Apprenticeship Certificate of Achievement
Electrical and Electronic Systems Certificate of Achievement
Electrical Safety Certificate of Completion
Electrician Apprenticeship A.A. Degree
Electrician Apprenticeship Certificate of Achievement
Electronics A.S. Degree
Electronics Technology Certificate of Achievement
Energy Management and Auditing Certificate of Completion
Engine Overhaul and Repair Certificate of Achievement
Engine Performance Certificate of Achievement
Gas Metal Arc/Gas Tungsten Arc/Flux Core Arc Welding Job Skills Certificate
Help Desk Support Technician Apprenticeship Certificate of Achievement
HVAC Technology A.S. Degree
HVAC Technology Certificate of Achievement
Industrial Automation A.S. Degree
Industrial Automation B.S. Degree
Industrial Automation Certificate of Achievement
Industrial Drawing A.S. Degree
Industrial Drawing AutoCAD Job Skills Certificate
Industrial Drawing Certificate of Achievement
Industrial Safety Certificate of Completion
Industrial Safety Job Skills Certificate
Industrial Technology A.S. Degree
Introduction to Welding Processes Certificate of Completion
Light Duty Diesel Performance Certificate of Achievement
Manual Drive Train and Axles Certificate of Achievement
Manufacturing Metal Fabrication Technology A.S. Degree
Manufacturing Technology A.S. Degree
Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement
Occupational Safety and Risk Management, Agriculture A.S. Degree
Occupational Safety and Risk Management, Business A.S. Degree
Occupational Safety and Risk Management, Health Science A.S. Degree
Occupational Safety and Risk Management, Industrial Technology A.S. Degree
Occupational Safety and Risk Management Certificate of Achievement
Process Technology A.S. Degree
Process Technology Certificate of Achievement
Prototyping and Fabrication Fundamentals Job Skills Certificate
Sheet Metal Apprenticeship A.S. Degree
Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Certificate of Achievement
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Job Skills Certificate
Suspension and Steering Certificate of Achievement
Welding A.S. Degree
Welding Certificate of Achievement
Welding Certification Job Skills Certificate
Woodworking/ Cabinetmaking A.S. Degree
Woodworking/ Cabinetmaking Certificate of Achievement
Woodworking and Cabinetmaking Job Skills Certificate

Personal & Career Exploration

California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) Certificate of Achievement
California State University (CSU) General Education Breadth Certificate of Achievement
Intersegmental General Education Transfer (IGETC) for STEM General Education Certificate of Achievement
Intersegmental General Education Transfer (IGETC) General Education Certificate of Achievement
Liberal Arts A.A. Degree

Public Safety Training

Administration of Justice A.S.-T Degree
Adult and Juvenile Correctional and Probation Officer Certificate of Achievement
Application of Transformational Policing Certificate of Completion
Correctional Administration A.A. Degree
Criminal Justice A.A. Degree
Emergency Medical Technician Job Skills Certificate
Executive Chief Fire Officer Certificate of Achievement
Fire Academy Job Skills Certificate
Fire Fighter I Academy Certificate of Achievement
Fire Technology A.A. Degree
Fire Technology Certificate of Achievement
Law, Public Policy, and Society A.A.-T Degree
Paramedic Certificate of Achievement
Paramedic Program A.S. Degree
Police Science A.S. Degree
Security Guard Card Certificate of Completion
Wildland Firefighting A.S. Degree
Wildland Firefighting Job Skills Certificate

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Anthropology A.A.-T Degree
César E. Chávez Leadership Certificate of Completion
Economics A.A.-T Degree
History A.A.-T Degree
Human Services A.A. Degree
Human Services Job Skills Certificate
Political Science A.A.-T Degree
Psychology A.A.-T Degree
Social Justice Studies A.A.-T Degree
Sociology A.A.-T Degree

STEM

Agricultural Engineering Technology A.S. Degree
Biology A.S.-T Degree
Chemistry A.S.-T Degree
Civil Engineering Technology A.S. Degree
Civil Engineering Technology Certificate of Achievement
CompTIA Certificate of Achievement
Computer Science A.S.-T Degree
Data Science Job Skills Certificate
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology A.S. Degree
Engineering A.S. Degree
Engineering Technology A.S. Degree
Engineering Technology Certificate of Achievement
Environmental Science A.S.-T Degree
General Engineering Certificate of Achievement
Geology A.S.-T Degree
Information Technology Certificate of Achievement
iOS App Development Job Skills Certificate
Mathematics 2.0 A.S.-T Degree
Mathematics A.S.-T Degree
Mechanical Engineering Technology A.S. Degree
Modern Energy Certificate of Completion
Physics 2.0 A.S.-T Degree
Physics A.S.-T Degree
Research Laboratory Technology A.S. Degree
Research Laboratory Technology B.S. Degree
UCTP Chemistry Program
UCTP Physics Program
Web Design and Development Certificate of Achievement

Courses by subject

Academic Development - ACDV ACDV
Academic Technology - ACTC ACTC
Administration of Justice - ADMJ ADMJ
Agricultural Business - AGBS AGBS
Agriculture - AGRI AGRI
American Sign Language - ASL ASL
Animal Science - ANSC ANSC
Anthropology - ANTH ANTH
Apprenticeship - APPR APPR
Architecture - ARCH ARCH
Art - ART ART
Art - ART ARTH
Astronomy - ASTR ASTR
Automotive Technology - AUTO AUTO
Biology - BIOL BIOL
Business Administration - BSAD BSAD
Chemistry - CHEM CHEM
Child Development - CHDV CHDV
Communication - COMM COMM
Computer Science - COMP COMP
Construction Technology - CNST CNST
Correctional Administration - CADM CADM
Criminology - CRIM CRIM
Crop Science - CRPS CRPS
Culinary Arts - CULN CULN
Dance - DANC DANC
Earth Science - ERSC ERSC
Economics - ECON ECON
Education -EDUC EDUC
Electronics Technology - ELET ELET
Emergency Medical Technology - EMTC EMTC
Energy - ENER ENER
Engineering - ENGR ENGR
English - ENGL ENGL
English for Multilingual Students - EMLS EMLS
Ethnic Studies - ETHN ETHN
Fire Technology - FIRE FIRE
Food Science Technology - FDST FDST
Food Service - FDSV FDSV
Forestry - FORE FORE
Geography - GEOG GEOG
Geology - GEOL GEOL
Health Education - HLED HLED
Health Information Technology - HEIT HEIT
Health Science - HSCI HSCI
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning - HVAC HVAC
History - HIST HIST
Hospitality - HOSP HOSP
Human Services - HMSV HMSV
Industrial Automation - INDA INDA
Industrial Drawing - INDR INDR
Industrial Technology - INDT INDT
Japanese- JAPN JAPN
Journalism - JRNL JRNL
Kinesiology - KINS KINS
Library Sciences - LIBR LIBR
Manufacturing Technology - MFGT MFGT
Mathematics - MATH MATH
Mechanized Agriculture - MCAG MCAG
Medical Science - MEDS MEDS
Music - MUSC MUSC
Natural Resources - NRES NRES
Nutrition - NUTR NUTR
Occupational Safety Risk Mgmt - OSRM OSRM
Office Technology - OFFT OFFT
Ornamental Horticulture - ORNH ORNH
Philosophy - PHIL PHIL
Physical Science - PHSC PHSC
Physical Therapist Assistant - PHTA PHTA
Physics - PHYS PHYS
Police Science - POLC POLC
Political Science - POLS POLS
Psychology - PSYC PSYC
Public Health Science - PBHS PBHS
Public Safety Police Academy - PSPA PBST
Public Safety Police Academy - PSPA PSPA
Radiologic Technology - RADT RADT
Registered Nursing - NURS NURS
Research Laboratory Technology - RTEC RTEC
Respiratory Therapy - RSPT RSPT
Science Technology Math And Engineering - STEM STEM
Sociology - SOCI SOCI
Soils - SOIL SOIL
Spanish - SPAN SPAN
Statistics - STAT STAT
Student Development - STDV STDV
Technical Mathematics - TECM TECM
Theatre - THEA THEA
Vocational Nursing - VNRS VNRS
Water Technology - WTRT WTRT
Welding - WELD WELD
Woodworking - WOOD WOOD

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