2023 News Articles

BC student uses chalk to create drawing at Via Arte

BC Students Win Best Technique at Art Festival

BC students won Best Technique in Via Arte Art Festival last weekend. The students successfully reproduced a portion the masterpiece, Dante and Virgil, with chalk on an 8x12 asphalt square. Via Arte, an Italian Street Painting festival held annually...

Students competing in BC's Motorsports challenge

High School Motorsports Challenge Revs Up

On Friday, October 20th, students from 5 local high schools competed in the first High School Motorsports Challenge hosted by Bakersfield College Automotive Technology. Students from Arvin, North, Taft and KHSD ROC competed in several different...

BC students at Via Arte street chalk festival

BC Foundation Sponsors Via Arte Festival

The Bakersfield College Foundation was proud to sponsor this year’s Via Arte festival, which allowed BC art students to showcase their exceptional talents. The students created a portion of Dante and Virgil, an 1850 oil-on-canvas painting by the...

community members enjoying food at the alumni bbq

Bakersfield College Brings Back the BC Alumni BBQ

Bakersfield College was filled with Renegade pride this past Saturday, October 21, at the 63rd BC Alumni BBQ. The event, hosted by the Bakersfield College Alumni Association and the Bakersfield College Foundation, was held in conjunction with...

Kern CCD main building

BC Honors Carl Bowser with "The Carl Bowser Performance Enhancement and Training Facility"

Bakersfield, CA-Bakersfield College is pleased to announce the naming of the weight training room within the under-construction Renegade Athletic Complex. The weight training room will be named “The Carl Bowser Performance Enhancement and Training...

Men of Worth posing with instruments

Men of Worth Concert - November 16

Cerro Coso Community College is pleased to announce the return of “Men of Worth” November 16 at 7 PM in the Lecture Center. Men of Worth, featuring Donnie MacDonald and James Keigher, features the very best in Celtic music-songs that come from past...

High school seniors visit Porterville College for Senior Day

High School Seniors Get Their Day at PC

Tuesday, October 24th, marked the return of PC Senior Day to Porterville College. The event consists of a pep rally for local High School Seniors followed by a day getting to know the campus and PC’s programs and Faculty. This year was the first...

Students getting resources at booth

Shaping the Future of Industry: BC’s Manufacturing Day

Bakersfield College hosted their 3rd annual Manufacturing Day on Friday October 20th, 2023. Manufacturing Day was established to showcase diverse career opportunities within the manufacturing industry. Over the next decade, manufacturers will need...

Porterville College mascot

Name the PC Mascot

This month, the ASPC has been camping out in the quad to asked students what we should name our “NEW” mascot. This past Summer, the ASPC had a new mascot created for campus to use at games and events. They’ve already been bringing that extra Pirate...