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Where Are You Applying?

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The Basics

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Where Should We Contact You?

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Residency

As a US citizen and California resident, you may be eligible to register to vote. If you have recently moved, you may need to re-register.

Your Educational Experience and Goals

I understand the college may award me a degree or certificate upon completion of the required courses and all other criteria for earning the degree or certificate. If you do not wish to have such degrees and certificates issued to you, please visit the Admissions and Records Office to complete a Degree/Certificate Waiver Form.

A Bit More About You

We collect some other information about you that can help us with identifying people for programs, scholarships and state reporting.






























Your College Account

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This email address is important! You will use it as your username to sign into campus computers, register for classes and it's the email your instructors will use to communicate with you.

<first>.<last>XXXX@email.bakersfieldcollege.edu

(College Account Validation) 

 

Password ValidationRequirement IncompleteRequirement Completed Must be 8-20 characters long.
Password ValidationRequirement IncompleteRequirement Completed Must contain letters (case-sensitive) and numbers.
Password ValidationRequirement IncompleteRequirement Completed Must not contain special characters e.g. @, space, -, /, !
Password ValidationRequirement IncompleteRequirement Completed Must not contain a character sequence e.g. 1234 or abcd.
Password ValidationRequirement IncompleteRequirement Completed Must not contain a sequence of same characters e.g. 5555.

Account Recovery

If you forget your password, we'll ask you your security question below and/or email an alternate recovery email address.

Student Rep Fee Notice

As authorized by Section 76060, AB 1504 establishes a fee to support the operations of the local and the statewide community college student organization, recognized by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, with effective student representation and participation in state-level community college shared governance and with governmental affairs representatives to advocate before the Legislature and other state and local governmental entities.

Privacy Information

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives you the right to ask us not to share your directory information . If you allow us to share this information, it will not be shared with telemarketers, advertisers or other private parties. This information will only be shared with other educational institutions, the military and other organizations with a legitimate need for this information.

If you do not authorize us to share your directory information, we will not be able to publish your name on the honor roll, acknowledge your participation in athletic teams or confirm your attendance here without your prior written approval.

Verification

Before submitting, please verify that all the information you have provided is complete and correct. No changes may be made once the application is submitted.

California state law allows you to submit your application and residency information electronically without a manual signature. Your completion of this page will provide the necessary verification for electronic submission. The security and privacy of the information in your application are protected as described in the District Privacy Policy.

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