Thank you for your interest in supporting the good work happening at Bakersfield College. Whether you choose to support an academic department, student scholarship, or the mission of the college itself, your donation makes a difference.
Your donation, through the Bakersfield College Foundation, is a tax-deductible donation to a 501(c)3 charitable organization. There are countless ways you can support Bakersfield College!
Make your tax-deductible donation to a pre-existing scholarship or department fund. Whether you wish to support an academic department, specialty program, scholarship for students, athletic program, or the arts, we have a fund awaiting your donation.
Check donations can be mailed to the BC Foundation Office at:
BC Foundation
Campus Center, 2nd Floor
1801 Panorama Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93305
OR give by credit card here:
Whether you are looking to memorialize someone or support a specific group of students, the Bakersfield College Foundation can help you to easily set up a scholarship fund that meets your motivation to support and investment level. Please contact the BC Foundation at 661-395-4800 or foundation@bakersfieldcollege.edu for more information.
If you are interested in sponsoring an event, please contact the BC Foundation at 661-395-4800 or foundation@bakersfieldcollege.edu.
Some of our events include:
BC Alumni Hall of Fame
Sterling Silver
Renegade Promenade
You can provide a non-cash donation of goods or services to benefit Bakersfield College.
If you are interested in making an in-kind gift, please contact the BC Foundation at 661-395-4800 or foundation@bakersfieldcollege.edu.
Whether you are an alum, former faculty or staff member, Renegade fan, or just a friend of Bakersfield College, you can ensure BC’s future generations of students have access to quality, affordable higher education by leaving something to BC in your will. It is easy to do, and it does not affect you during your lifetime. Support in any amount makes a huge difference to our students and faculty.
When you put a provision in your will to support Bakersfield College, you will direct your gift to The Bakersfield College Foundation. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and your gifts are tax-deductible as provided by law. The Foundation manages donations that are directed to the college and makes sure that your gifts are used for the purpose(s) you specify. The Foundation has an outside Board of Directors whose mission is to make sure the college flourishes “in perpetuity”–forever!
To learn more about planned giving, click HERE.
If you are a Bakersfield College employee and would like your donation to be deducted from your paycheck, please fill out the payroll deduction form HERE.