Accreditation

Bakersfield College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 428 J Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95814, (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at: www.accjc.org.

As part of the accreditation process, Bakersfield College must undertake a comprehensive self study resulting in the Institutional Self Evaluation Report (ISER) and culminates with a multi-day visit from a team of evaluators every cycle. This team, from the ACCJC, evaluates the quality of the college and assesses the degree to which the college meets the accreditation standards. The ACCJC evaluators provide the college with an External Evaluation Report (EER). Bakersfield College must also submit a midterm evaluation in the third year of the cycle, and submit annual reports. Bakersfield College accreditation was reaffirmed in 2019 and our most recent midterm was approved January 2023.

• ISER 2024
• Midterm Letter of Acceptance (PDF)
• Midterm Report (PDF)
• Reaffirmation 2018 Letter (PDF)
• EER Cover Letter (PDF)
• EER 2018 (PDF)
• ISER 2018

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