How Student Population Changes at Bakersfield

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 22,490 where 26,873 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Bakersfield than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bakersfield College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	17,344	7,518	9,826
2013-14	17,770 426	7,796 278	9,974 148
2014-15	18,698 928	8,212 416	10,486 512
2015-16	20,448 1,750	9,055 843	11,393 907
2016-17	22,710 2,262	10,124 1,069	12,586 1,193
2017-18	23,195 485	10,589 465	12,606 20
2018-19	24,589 1,394	10,862 273	13,727 1,121
2019-20	26,380 1,791	11,531 669	14,849 1,122
2020-21	24,903 -1,477	10,048 -1,483	14,855 6
2021-22	24,479 -424	10,606 558	13,873 -982
2022-23	26,873 2,394	11,728 1,122	15,145 1,272
Average	22,490	9,824	12,665

Bakersfield College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 14.78% and the percentage of black students is 4.99% at Bakersfield College. 4.47% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bakersfield College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	103	834	1,047	9,758	32	4,864	587
2013-14	80	730	848	10,987	25	4,372	591
2014-15	73	689	748	12,269	19	4,158	591
2015-16	66	711	803	13,689	26	4,391	633
2016-17	85	941	852	15,367	30	4,455	700
2017-18	99	1,019	1,056	15,276	36	4,762	799
2018-19	72	1,106	1,103	17,046	29	4,274	784
2019-20	85	1,118	1,149	18,339	26	4,185	815
2020-21	63	1,195	1,019	17,133	22	4,364	852
2021-22	74	1,083	1,034	16,668	26	4,472	757
2022-23	75	1,201	1,341	19,241	28	3,973	827
Average	80	966	1,000	15,070	27	4,388	721

Bakersfield College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,214 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 767.37% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Bakersfield College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	18,698	947	1,895	15,856
2015-16	20,448	1,278	2,493	16,677
2016-17	22,710	1,333	3,103	18,274
2017-18	23,195	1,567	3,337	18,291
2018-19	24,589	1,875	4,434	18,280
2019-20	26,380	2,783	5,283	18,314
2020-21	24,903	23,951	315	637
2021-22	24,479	10,420	6,260	7,799
2022-23	26,873	8,214	7,636	11,023
Average	23,586	5,819	3,862	13,906

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Enrollment Trends at Bakersfield

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes