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

For the year 2010, the highest educational attainment among the population age 25 and
older, within the effective service area, is shown below. Approximately 57% of the adult population
is a high school graduate or less. Those residents who have no college degree (either Associate’s or
Bachelor’s) comprise 78 percent of the young adult or older population in the effective service area.
An even larger audience is represented by the combination of those adults who have had some
college, but did not complete a degree (21%), plus those who completed high school or less (57%).
Many of these adults would likely benefit economically from a community college education.
2010 Educational Attainment, Age 25+, Effective Service Area
Associate Degree
7%
Bachelor's
Degree
10%
Some College,
No Degree
21%
Graduate/
Professional
Degree
5%
33
High School
Graduate or Less
57%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, ESRI forecasts for 2010 and 2015;
analysis by Cambridge West Partnership, LLC