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Enrolled Students: Minority Enrollment Trends
The ethnic composition of students at Bakersfield College has been steadily changing over the past
ten years. As shown in figure below, Hispanic students are rapidly becoming the majority (51
percent of total students in 2010-2011). In addition, as shown below, since academic year 2002-2003
minority enrollment has outpaced the White, Non-Hispanic enrollment.
Percent of Academic Year Enrollment
Bakersfield College Minority Enrollment Trends
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Enrolled Students: Enrollment Status
About two-thirds of Bakersfield College students enrolled on Census Day of the fall term were
enrolled on a part-time basis. However, in the past five years, there has been a small increase (3
percent) in students enrolled on a full-time basis.
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Enrollment Status of Enrolled Students
Part-Time (Less than 12 credits)
Full-Time (12 or more credits)
Non-Credit / Other
Bakersfield College Minority Enrollment Trends
White All Minorities Hispanic
Fall 2006 Fall 2007
Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010
# % # % # % # % # %
11,267 72% 12,628 73% 13,152 71% 12,348 70% 13,094 70%
4,273 27% 4,431 26% 5,112 28% 5,178 29% 5,607 30%
186 1% 250 1% 191 1% 103 1% 53 0%
1 Enrollment status counts students who were enrolled at Bakersfield College at Census Day of the specified term.
Enrolled Students: Student Cities of Residence
Bakersfield College has a strong connection with the community in the service area. Every year,
about three-fourths of Bakersfield College students reside in the city of Bakersfield.
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