BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE WRITING CENTER
Hours and Locations:
Main campus and Zoom, Humanities 51-52
Monday-Thursday 8:00AM to 6:00PM; Friday 8:00AM-3:00PM
BCSW, Room 207
Monday-Thursday 8:00AM to 6:00PM; Friday CLOSED
Delano Center, LRC 131
Monday-Thursday 9:00AM to 6:00PM, Friday CLOSED
Arvin Educational Center, Room 104
Monday 11:00AM-3:00PM
Tuesday 10:00AM-3:00PM
Wednesday CLOSED
Thursday 10:00AM-3:00PM
Friday CLOSED
Writing Center phone number for all locations: (661) 395-4735
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
Canvas Workshops - WC Help Available 24/7
Did you know you can access Writing Center workshops on your own time through Canvas? Each workshop is about an hour long and each one is designed to help you strengthen your abilities in specific writing skills from getting started with an assignment, writing a thesis, to adding quotes from sources, and formatting in MLA, APA and CMS.
To get started on a Writing Center Canvas workshop, all you need to do is enroll into the main campus CRN for ACDV B86 NC. This will give you access to all workshops for the semester. See "ACDV B86 NC below for more information about our support course."
Need proof of attendance after completing a workshop? No problem! At the end of each workshop you complete, the last page of the module generates a certificate of completion you can download and submit to your instructor if they either require a Writing Center workshop as homework or offer them as extra credit. Congratulation on going the extra mile to be successful in your course!
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
The Writing Center program provides composition and English language learning support opportunities facilitated by degreed, professional Writing Specialists--along with English and English for Multilingual Students faculty--for enrolled students from diverse economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds. Our rigorous and supportive learning environments are designed to complement classroom instruction while fostering student writing independence. We are committed to providing equitable and constructive feedback that builds students' abilities to think critically and communicate effectively in written and oral forms, across the curriculum, and in support of their future careers and engagement with the world.
To equitably ensure students stay on their educational path and to ensure learning, the Writing Center is happy to serve, among all enrolled students, the following cohorts:
- 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
- Lavender Initiatives
What is ACDV B86NC?
ACDV B86NC - Writing Center Support is a non-credit, no grades, support course that the Writing Center uses to report you participation in our service--appointments, drop-ins, Canvas workshops and Athletic Study Hall--to the College. There is no commitment or time requirement for students who enroll in ACDV B86NC. There are no grades either. Where a grade would normally appear on your schedule, you will see "SP" at the end of the term, which stands for "Satisfactory Progress." This just means you used the Writing Center at least once that semester. There are no fees to enroll in the course, and the course cannot impact your GPA or financial aid award. Don't be afraid to enroll in this course. Many transfer colleges like to see support courses on a transcript because it shows the student goes the extra mile to be successful. Likewise, if you would like to apply to be a tutor at a transfer college, a support course, like this one, on your transcript will show that tutoring service you are familiar with academic supports and have utilized them yourself. If you have any questions about enrollment, or if you have a hold on your account that prevents you self-enrolling, please email writingcenter@bakersfieldcollege.edu. We will answer your questions and assist you with the hold issue.
Writing Center Staff
Kim Arbolante: Program Manager, Writing Center - H 51-52
kimberly.arbolante@bakersfieldcollege.edu
(661) 395-4435
