Challenging situations arise for all college students at one time or another during their college experience. The following resources and support information is designed to help students explore possible support resources on and off the campus to maximize their educational success at Bakersfield College.
The Counseling and Advising Center is located in the Student Services building lower level, located in the center of campus. Office hours are 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Fridays.
Continuing or returning students may make a half-hour individual appointment with a counselor during the semester (availability permitting), or drop-in to see a counselor. Advisers are also available during the week days.
Counseling appointments are not available during peak registration periods or during the summer.
If you have 2 No Show appointments, you will not be able to schedule another appointment in the same semester, but instead will only be allowed to see a counselor on a drop-in basis.
Disabled students should visit the Bakersfield College.edu Disabled Student Programs & Services (DSPS) to view available services.
Counseling services also are available at the Delano Community Campus, 1450 Timmons, Delano CA. Call 661.720.2000 to find out counselor availability.
Course | Title | Course Details |
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STDV B1 | Educational Planning | 1 unit Description: The course introduces college survival skills and issues, including college expectations, a student’s responsibility for education, college resources, and academic policies. This course is designed to assist students in discussing strategies for choosing a major and/or career and to help them in making educational plans based on their individual career goal. AA/AS Associate’s Degree applicable. Hours: 18 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges. |
STDV B1 (Delano) | Educational Planning | 1 unit Description: The course introduces college survival skills and issues, including college expectations, a student’s responsibility for education, college resources, and academic policies. This course is designed to assist students in discussing strategies for choosing a major and/or career and to help them in making educational plans based on their individual career goal. AA/AS Associate’s Degree applicable. Hours: 18 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges. |
STDV B2 | Career Decision Making/Planning | 2 units Description: This survey course is designed to increase academic motivation and career success throughout the lifespan. In particular, students will learn to examine how an individual’s psychological, social, and environmental factors impact academic, career and personal life choices. Through this exploration, students will apply these topics as they relate to their personal and professional self-development and to the discovery of many new options for improving all aspects of their lives. The historical view of careers, current career trends, and employment outlook will be studied. Various methods of researching academic and career opportunities will be explored to assist students. Satisfies the 0.5 educational planning graduation requirement for Bakersfield College. Hours: 36 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges. |
STDV B2 (Delano) | Career Decision Making/Planning | 2 units Description: This survey course is designed to increase academic motivation and career success throughout the lifespan. In particular, students will learn to examine how an individual’s psychological, social, and environmental factors impact academic, career and personal life choices. Through this exploration, students will apply these topics as they relate to their personal and professional self-development and to the discovery of many new options for improving all aspects of their lives. The historical view of careers, current career trends, and employment outlook will be studied. Various methods of researching academic and career opportunities will be explored to assist students. Satisfies the 0.5 educational planning graduation requirement for Bakersfield College. Hours: 36 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges. |
STDV B3 | Career, Life, and Educational Planning | 3 units Description: This course guides students through a decision-making process that will help them envision and plan for a future that is productive, achievable, and stimulating. The culmination of this process is the development of a career and educational plan that will create a pathway for students to reach their career and academic goals. Critical thinking skills will be utilized through a systematic approach to career development by examining values, interests, skills, life roles, personality types, personal self-management, decision-making and goal-setting throughout the life span. Satisfies the 0.5 unit educational planning requirement for graduation from Bakersfield College. Hours: 54 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges; CSU GE E |
STDV B6 | Tools for College Survival | 3 units Description: Integrates personal growth, learning techniques, academic and career success, problem solving, critical, and creative thinking. The course focuses on the following topics: self-evaluation and assessment, goal setting, career decision making, educational planning, time and financial management techniques, instructor-student relationships, cultural diversity, stress management, campus resources, learning styles and strategies including lecture note-taking, test taking, memory and concentration. Satisfies 0.5 unit educational planning requirement for graduation from Bakersfield College. Hours: 54 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges; CSU GE E; BC GE E |
STDV B6 (Delano) | Tools for College Survival | 3 units Description: Integrates personal growth, learning techniques, academic and career success, problem solving, critical, and creative thinking. The course focuses on the following topics: self-evaluation and assessment, goal setting, career decision making, educational planning, time and financial management techniques, instructor-student relationships, cultural diversity, stress management, campus resources, learning styles and strategies including lecture note-taking, test taking, memory and concentration. Satisfies 0.5 unit educational planning requirement for graduation from Bakersfield College. Hours: 54 lecture Transferable: CSU and private colleges; CSU GE E; BC GE E |
A 24 hotline for a major crisis
Students that are in crisis may stop by the Counseling and Advising Center, located in the Student Services Building and ask to see the Crisis Counselor. This service is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday or Friday 8:30-11:00 a.m. Students in crisis outside of the college hours can refer to the Crisis Hotline and/or community resources below.
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