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An update is needed to add classes for an upcoming semester.
If you need assistance, email bcadmission@kccd.edu with your questions. Make sure to use your BC assigned email account when emailing us.
See the step-by-step guide How to Register for Classes.
To find your registration date:
Go to How to enroll for Early College and follow the steps shown.
If you have any questions email earlycollege@bakersfieldcollege.edu. Make sure to you use your BC assigned email account when emailing us.
How you filled out your update form will determine what information will be required. To establish California residency there must be a union of physical presence in California and the intent to become a resident.
Email bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC email for further assistance with your questions. You can access the Residency Determination Form online.
If you need to submit documentation for AB540, or have questions in regards to AB540, please contact Rafael Centeno at ab540@bakersfieldcollege.edu
If you already have an AB540 form filled out and the Official high school transcripts, please mail them to the Admission and Records Office as we are still collecting mail from our mailroom. The mailing address is
Bakersfield College
Admissions & Records
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield CA, 93305
Enrollment Exception forms should have CRN, Course name, and Course number. The form must have 2 signatures: Instructor, Department Chair or Dean over that department, and the student’s. All student information, name, student ID number, and dates must also be on this form and legible for processing. Email the form from your BC assigned email account to bcadmission@kccd.edu.
If you are trying to get re-instated into a class or enrolled in a restricted course, email the instructor and they will assist you with getting you back into the class. Make sure to use your BC assigned email account when emailing instructors or student service departments.
Email the professor of the course first. If you have already done so and would like to proceed, then email the department chair of the subject you are disputing. If you need further assistance, email bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC assigned email account for further assistance.
Only faculty, department chairs or deans can submit the form to A&R for processing. Email the Grade Change Card to bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC employee email account and keep the original for reference in case it is needed for audit purposes. Students should not have access to the Grade Change Cards.
Do you have a form for A&R to fill out? Insurance, housing, training verification, childcare etc.? A&R could also provide you with an official letterhead verification.
Verifications take three business days to process. Request the Verification Form in person in the Center for Student Success (CSS 151). There is a $2 charge for enrollment verifications. No fee will be assessed for childcare verifications. You can pay in person in the Center for Student Success 151 (CSS 151), bring exact change. You can also email bcadmission@kccd.edu and you can submit the completed form by email to bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC assigned email account.
You can request an official transcript online on our Transcripts page.
This change will require two forms of Government Documentation, depending on which change you need to do. We need one government-issued picture ID and one legal document showing proof of the change you would like to make.
An example is if you want to change your name due to marriage, you can send in your California Driver’s License or California Identification Card with the new name along with your marriage certificate. If you have further questions, please email bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC email account to get started with this process. If you are sending documentation, please email bcadmission@kccd.edu to get the File Express link, so you can send documentation and get instructions.
If you cannot access your security question, email bcadmission@kccd.edu.
If you applied for Bakersfield College and have a CCC ID number, but did not receive your BC ID number and email address, and received an email stating that there were discrepancies in your account, email bcadmission@kccd.edu. Include your CCC ID #, full name, date of birth and physical address on the application. We will help you retrieve your BC ID number and college email address.
Fill out the Change of Major Form completely. Email the form from your BC email to counseling@bakersfieldcollege.edu and keep the original for reference. The process may take up to 72 hours to process. If you are planning to change your home school from either Cerro Coso or Porterville College you can email the same from to BCrecords@kccd.edu.
The Class Schedule page has links to many pre-defined searches for current class offerings.
This will show all the courses currently being offered. To register for the course, you must use the Add or Drop Option in InsideBC.
Email BCadmission@kccd.edu for the Drop Exception Form and detailed instructions for the process.
For any of the following forms:
We have unique process for each form while working remotely. Email the complete form to bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC email. If you do not have the form and are inquiring where to access the form, email us and we will send the form with instructions. All forms must be complete and legible to be processed.
Students may access their unofficial transcripts at any time by:
If you cannot login to your BC account, email bcadmission@kccd.edu.
Unfortunately, if you attended BC prior to 1987, these records are housed in our office and would need to be accessed manually or located in our scanning system. You would need to reach out via email at bcrecords@kccd.edu to access these unofficial/official transcripts. If you have a Bakersfield College assigned email account, please make sure to use this when corresponding with our office.
You may drop a class through InsideBC:
If you still have questions or concerns about dropping a class you are currently registered for, email bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC email account.
No. Transfer credit will be posted to your unofficial transcript under “Transfer Credit Accepted by Institution.” Please keep observance of your unofficial transcript. At this time, transcript evaluations may take up to 24 weeks. The 24-week waiting period begins when official transcript(s) and Request for Evaluation form have been received.
No. Please be sure to submit official transcripts to your CSU to show the conferral of your degree.
Unfortunately, no. At this time, Academic Renewals may take up to 8 weeks to be processed. If you have a question, email bcrecords@kccd.edu from your BC student email account.
Once your Academic Renewal is processed, an email will be sent to your Bakersfield College Student account/email.
Credit by Exams forms will not be available during our virtual schedule. Once campus reopens for normal business hours, a student may request to receive the credit by exam form and instructions on the process.
Email bcrecords@kccd.edu for the form and instructions on the process. If you have a form already signed and just need to turn it in, please email the form to bcrecords@kccd.edu from your BC assigned email account and keep the original for reference.
No. Please list all the majors on one graduation petition if you plan to complete all degree requirements by the end of the same semester. Email the graduation petition to bcrecords@kccd.edu from your BC assigned email account.
If you no longer wish to be awarded, send an email to bcrecords@kccd.edu from your BC student email account requesting to withdraw your graduation petition.
Admissions and Records must print diplomas with the name we have in our student data system (Banner). If your name changed, you must first submit the required documentation to Admissions and Records in order to have your name updated in Banner. You must present two forms of legal documentation, which have two instances of the new name you wish to have. Email email to bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC student email account to get instructions on how to submit your documentation through File Express.
Currently, May 2020 Commencement is postponed until further notice. Please note, conferral of degrees will still be posted on official transcripts 12 to 15 weeks after the end of the semester in which you applied. You can check your unofficial transcripts on InsideBC to see your degree pending status.
Email the form from your BC assigned email to bcrecords@kccd.edu and keep the original for reference. All forms must be complete and legible to be processed.
See Transcripts for ordering official transcripts.
Free transcript orders will be accepted once the campus reopens. Until such time, the only option is to order them online and pay the fee.
If you attended BC prior to 1987, email bcrecords@kccd.edu, there is no rush for this option.
For all 3rd party requests, please visit the Transcript Ordering Overview page to place a transcipt order.
Yes, if it was an online order.
Students may access their unofficial transcripts at any time by logging in to their Inside BC student account on the website.
If you cannot log in to your BC account, email bcadmission@kccd.edu.
Unfortunately, if you attended BC prior to 1987, these records are housed in our office and would need to be accessed manually or located in our scanning system. Email at bcrecords@kccd.edu and/or wait until the campus re-opens to access these unofficial/official transcripts.
Email bcrecords@kccd.edu for the form and instructions. You will email the completed form back to us from your BC assigned email account for processing. Please allow 4-8 weeks for processing. This will be submitted directly to the UC or CSU you have provided on the request. We cannot send this to a student only a postsecondary institution.
This process will be unavailable until further notice, while campuses are closed and we work remotely. We will work on expediting these requests once the campus has reopened. If you request a transcript, either official or unofficial, your Certificate of Achievement and Degree will show up as awarded. Job Skill Certificates will not show up on your transcripts.
If you had previously ordered a transcript for pick up at Admission and Records office, but failed to pick up the transcript on time, you can resubmit a new transcript order via our online ordering system. You can claim the hold for pick up order at a later time when campus reopens.
Bakersfield College will not be allowing HOLD FOR PICK UP ORDERS until campus reopens. Mail your official transcripts to your permanent address or to your third party requester.
Feel free to ask any questions or state your concern to bcadmission@kccd.edu if it pertains to registration or bcrecords@kccd.edu for any question about evaluations, transcripts, veteran services, credit by exam, and/or graduation
Email bcadmission@kccd.edu from your BC assigned email account for any form(s) that you need. All forms must be complete and legible to be processed.
Be sure to put Veteran in the subject line, when emailing our office.
You should have received an auto-generated email to your BC student email account when the certification was submitted. You may also reach out to the VA directly to follow up on any past or current certifications. Their number is (855) 225-1159.
Email bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line. Include the course information and date this was completed. We should be able to update the certification for you, which will generate an auto-generated email to your BC student email with the updates/changes made.
Contact the VA at (855) 225-1159 for any questions related to payments.
It is likely you are not enrolled as a full-time student,which is 12 or more units. Be sure if you add or drop any courses, you notify us immediately so we can make the proper adjustments to your certification in a timely manner. Notify us by emailing bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line.
Be sure you have completed any updates via your student account. If you’re still getting a later date, email us at bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line so we may verify the reason for late registration.
The process for VA payments takes additional time. If you are concerned, email bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line. We should be able to verify how much we billed them and if payment was received.
Email bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line. Include:
Once we are able to submit the certification to the VA, you should receive an auto-generated email to yourBC student email account.
Email a copy of your DD-214 or active military ID with your student ID# to bcrecords.edu from your BC assigned student email account with Veteran in the subject line.
For all international related questions, visit International Students. If you have additional questions or concerns, you may reach out to our Educational Advisor for International Students at debra.anderson1@bakersfieldcollege.edu.
Email our Educational Advisor for International Students at debra.anderson1@bakersfieldcollege.edu from your BC student email account. Include your name and student ID# along with your question/concern.
The BC Tax ID number is 95-6006644
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