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The real 4-year cost of Bakersfield College in California
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Bakersfield College went from $518 to $1,430, an average of 0.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $518 | – | – |
| 2009 | $662 | – | – |
| 2010 | $766 | – | – |
| 2011 | $1,046 | – | – |
| 2012 | $1,324 | – | – |
| 2013 | $1,324 | – | – |
| 2014 | $1,324 | – | – |
| 2015 | $1,326 | – | – |
| 2016 | $1,326 | – | – |
| 2017 | $1,325 | – | – |
| 2018 | $1,325 | – | – |
| 2019 | $1,325 | – | – |
| 2020 | $1,418 | – | – |
| 2021 | $1,430 | – | – |
| 2022 | $1,430 | – | – |
| 2023 | $1,430 | $1,430 | – |
| 2024 | – | $1,442 | $1,268–$1,617 |
| 2025 | – | $1,455 | $1,124–$1,828 |
| 2026 | – | $1,467 | $996–$2,067 |
| 2027 | – | $1,480 | $883–$2,337 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $1,467 |
| Year 2 | $1,480 |
| Year 3 | $1,492 |
| Year 4 | $1,505 |
| 4-year total | $5,945 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $3,076
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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See my 4-year cost at Bakersfield College4-year schools with similar prices in California
Closest to Bakersfield College by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Feather River Community College District$1,465
- Rio Hondo College$1,388
- Skyline College$1,332
- Foothill College$1,565
- Modesto Junior College$1,270
- West Los Angeles College$1,238
- University of the People$1,200
- Shasta College$1,197
Use this data
Published figures for Bakersfield College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.