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Bakersfield Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 16,173
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 66%
Average Aid Amount $4,578
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,318
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 95%

Financial Aid Information at Bakersfield

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 16,173 students (66% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $4,578. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,318 students (95% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Bakersfield College is $1,430 for California residents and $10,310 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 16,173 students (66% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $4,578. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Bakersfield College for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Bakersfield College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid16,17366%$4,578
Pell Grants6,10025%$4,009
Federal Student Loans1501%$6,863

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,318 beginning students (95% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,318 students (95% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Bakersfield College.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Bakersfield College
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,31895%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,31895%$6,010
Federal Grants1,19586%$4,633
Pell Grants68149%$5,227
Other Federal Grants1,18886%$1,664
State/Local Grants1,12081%$2,099
Institutional Grants765%$453
Student Loans60%$6,847
Federal Student Loans60%$6,847
Other Student Loans00%$0

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,130 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Bakersfield College. Among them, 0 students have lived on campus and 469 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at Bakersfield College
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus000
Living Off-Campus with Family1,211784650
Living Off-Campus without Family719444469

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at Bakersfield College
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level683683$5,474,119$8,015
$0 - $30,000421421$3,614,972$8,587
$30,001 - $48,000161161$1,298,541$8,065
$48,001 - $75,0007979$476,037$6,026
$75,001 - $110,0002121$75,751$3,607
$110,001 or more11$8,818$8,818