2024 News Articles

Professor Cummings and Professor Ledford proudly display their awards at the 2024 Umoja Conference. Standing between them is Devin Mosley, Cerro Coso Umoja Counselor.
11/20/24

Cerro Coso Faculty Members Honored at Umoja Conference for Dedication to Student Success and Community

Cerro Coso Community College is proud to announce that two distinguished faculty members, Professor Nakysha Cummings and Professor Tyrone Ledford, have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to student success and community building. At...
Environmental advocate, Mike Prather, talks about Owens Lake habitat with CC Honors Biology students on Nov. 9, 2024.
11/20/24

Honors Biology Students Explore Owens Lake to Learn About Habitat Restoration and Wildlife Comeback

Students from Cerro Coso Community College's Honors Biology class, led by Professors Claudia Sellers and Guck Ooi, took learning outside the classroom last Saturday with a field trip to Owens Lake. The visit provided an in-depth look at habitat...
Edward Simonsen Performing Arts Center
11/20/24

Performing Arts Presents “Transfiguration In The Circus”

By Deanna Rea The Bakersfield College Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce their final performance for the Fall semester entitled Transfiguration in the Circus. The production is set to delight attendees with hysterical performances...
two people interacting in an education type setting
11/19/24

BC Hosting In-Person Rural Enrollment Events Through December

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 The Outreach Department at Bakersfield College is hosting a series of in-person, rural enrollment events now through December. The unique events are designed to help new and returning students in rural areas of Kern...
faculty and staff listen to president primavera monarrez speak
11/18/24

President Discusses Road Realignment Project

Porterville College Interim President Primavera Monarrez hosted an information session to discuss the ongoing campus road realignment project this week. The session provided an opportunity for PC faculty and staff (and students, in a following Zoom...
June Wasserman (center) presents scholarship to (l to r) Jamie Foughty, Kelsey Halsey, Blia Vang, and James Vercella.
11/15/24

Pink Ladies Auxiliary Awards Scholarships to Cerro Coso LVN Students

Cerro Coso Community College is delighted to announce that the Pink Ladies Auxiliary has awarded scholarships to four dedicated LVN (Licensed Vocational Nursing) students. June Wasserman, Pink Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Chair, presented the awards...
NASSSP vendor booth at a recent event
11/14/24

BC Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month and the Native American Student Support & Success Program (NASSSP) at Bakersfield College is hosting a series of exciting events to celebrate. All students, staff, and community members are invited to...
student viewing a large, vibrantly colored art piece
11/13/24

Jones Art Gallery Presents Yumiko Glover Exhibit

By Deanna Rea The Bakersfield College Wylie and May Louise Jones Gallery is proud to present an exhibition celebrating the work of Yumiko Glover that will be on view from November 12th to December 5th, 2024. The exhibition features eight large-scale...
PC firefighter graduation ceremony
11/13/24

Firefighter Academy Holds Graduation

Thirty-Five graduates from the Porterville College Fire Academy’s Firefighter I Program were honored during a ceremony on Wednesday, November 13.   The ceremony was held inside the PC Gym. In attendance were the families and friends of the cadets,...