BC Hosts Project HireUp’s Summer 2025 Graduation

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Bakersfield College and the CityServe Educational Collaborative are hosting a special graduation ceremony to celebrate the participants of Cohort #15 of Project HireUp. The Summer 2025 graduation event will take place Thursday, July 17th, at CityServe’s downtown headquarters at 3:00PM.

For the Summer 2025 cohort, 30 participants will be recognized for completing the intense, 8-week educational program. This ceremony will mark the 15th graduation since Project HireUp began in the Spring of 2020. Since then, more than 300 students have completed the program while receiving educational, career, and personal development to promote successful employment and self-sufficiency. Each graduate receives a Basic Office Skills certificate from BC, a Personal Development Certificate from CityServe, and a Financial Literacy Certificate from Bank of America.

Project HireUp aims to decrease homelessness in the community through a creative and innovative partnership that supports students currently experiencing housing insecurity or other setbacks. Project HireUp and CityServe Educational Collaborative will continue to host three cohorts a year – Spring, Summer, and Fall, with a capacity of thirty students per cohort. With the continued support of community and employer partners, Project HireUp has helped combat the homelessness crisis in Kern County and provide invaluable opportunities to individuals and their families.

Congratulations to Project HireUp’s graduating class for Summer 2025. We look forward to hearing testimonies of continued success and achievement.