Addendum with evidence (8.2 MB) - Accreditation - Bakersfield ...

Bakersfield College - Main Campus Fall Term Headcount Forecast
Source: Cambridge West Partnership, LLC
Growth as Applied to the Future Program of Instruction
Bakersfield College is a large institution with an extensive number of instructional programs.
Founded in 1913, the College is one of the oldest continually operating community colleges in
California. The College has been in its current location since 1956 and serves a student body of
15,000. The campus occupies 153 acres with 722,515 square feet of facilities and over 1,000 rooms.
• Delano Center, a satellite campus situated on 51 acres, 35 miles North of the city of
Bakersfield. The Center has one permanent building providing instructional space as well as
student support services. The remaining buildings are temporary modular structures. The
Center currently serves 2,100 students.
• Southwest Center, the Center consists of the Weill Institute co-located with the District's
Administrative Office, Westec and Northwest extensions as well as Stockdale and Arvin
High Schools. The Northwest extension specializes in EMT and Fire Technology instruction
while Westec offers Administration of Justice and Correctional Administration courses.
WSCH Projections and the Future Program of Instruction
The following table projects future WSCH and FTES in benchmark years of 2015, 2020, and
2025. The forecast is in summary form by educational centers and main campus of the College. The
actual forecasting process, however, was conducted at the discipline/program level. A
comprehensive analysis by discipline/program can be found in the Appendix.
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