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

College Going Age Group Growth in Effective Service Area
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%
0.0%
2000 2010f 2015f
15 to 19 8.7% 8.3% 7.1%
20 to 24 7.2% 7.7% 7.5%
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
The twenty high schools that provide the largest numbers of Bakersfield College students have been
contributing an average of 1,900 students per year since 1996. These schools may be divided into
two groups. A primary feeder group, which has contributed an average of 50 or more students per
year to the College, includes most of the high schools in the Kern Union High School District. A
secondary feeder group is defined as contributing an average of 10 to 49 students per year to the
College.
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