BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE WRITING CENTER
Winter Break Closure
The BC Writing Center will be closed until the start of the Spring 2024 Semester: January 13, 2024.
The main campus Writing Center is located in Humanities 51-52. The new Writing Center office in the Delano Learning Resource Center is now open in room 131 next to the library. At BC SouthWest, the WC's office has moved to room 207.
Locations and times:
Main Campus, Humanities 51-52 (661) 395-4735
Monday - Thursday 8:00AM - 5:00PM, Friday 8:00AM - 12:00PM
BCSW, Room 207 (661) 395-4735
Monday - Thursday 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Delano, DLRC 131 (661) 395-4735
Monday - Thursday 9:00AM - 6:00 PM
Appointments
Making an Appointment
The Bakersfield College Writing Center offers one-on-one appointments with professional Writing Consultants to all BC registered students. Students can schedule 30-minute sessions, or 60-minute sessions if they are registered with DSPS or EOPS. Se habla Español.
To schedule an in-person appointment, stop in the Writing Center, call (661) 395-4735, or email writingcenter@bakersfieldcollege.edu with your name, ID number, class you are seeking help in, and possible days and times for an appointment.
For online appointments via Zoom, email writingcenter@bakersfieldcollege.edu with your name, ID number, class you are seeking help in, and possible days and times for an appointment.
Book your own appointment anytime with Starfish
How to make an appointment tutorials:
Book Your Appointment
- Writing Center Appointment - Main Campus
- Writing Center Appointment - Delano Campus
- Writing Center appointment - BC SouthWest
How the Writing Center Can Help
The Writing Center, located in Humanities 51-52, provides Bakersfield College students with free help for any writing assignment. Our degreed, professional writing consultants will help you with:
- Pre-Writing
- Planning and organizing
- Drafting
- Revising and Editing
- English for Multi-Lingual Students (EMLS)
- Resumes
- Scholarship Letters
- Personal Statements
- Assignment Clarification
- MLA, APA, ASA, Chicago Style, etc.
Students can also take advantage of computer access, quiet study areas and our printing station.
The center takes appointments, but consultants can also assist walk-in students on a first-come, first-serve basis. For a successful 30-minute consultation, students are encouraged to bring assignment sheets, hard-copy notes and drafts, and any other needed material, and should be prepared to discuss assignments with consultant.
About Us
Mission Statement
Open to all students, the Bakersfield College Writing Center allows students to craft their writing process in all areas, from invention and structure to style and mechanics. The student-led sessions will be facilitated by a writing consultant who, along with the student, aims to identify strengths and weaknesses in the student work with the goal of gaining life-long skills for writing independence.
- Early College (dual and concurrent enrollment)
- Rising Scholars Program (incarcerated and formerly incarcerated)
- Baccalaureate (Industrial Automation and Research Lab. Tech)
- Rural populations
- Project HireUp
- Athletics
Writing Center Staff
Kim Arbolante: Interim Program Manager, Writing Center - H 51-52
kimberly.arbolante@bakersfieldcollege.edu
(661) 395-4435
