A good place to start researching colleges is on California Colleges.  

To login: Go to californiacolleges.edu and use your Chromebook credentials to access your account!  You can use the College Search Tool to do some research!

Students looking to get into a specific trade can receive training and certification for that career

Application filing periods and admission requirements vary by school

https://www.onlytradeschools.com/california/bakersfield/ 

Students attending a community college are often seeking a certificate for employment OR are looking to transfer to a University after 2 years.  Two local options:

• Bakersfield College:  https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/ 

• Taft College:   https://www.taftcollege.edu/ 

Bakersfield College is a place for students to start to get a certificate of completion, Associate's Degree, or Transfer to a University (Degree for Transfer) www.bakersfieldcollege.edu

• • Application opens November - it is FREE to apply

  • Degrees and Pathways:  https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/academics/pathways 

  • Program Mapper: https://programmap.bakersfieldcollege.edu/academics 

Students attending a CSU school are looking to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in an area of study.  There are 23 campuses in California, our local school is CSU Bakersfield

https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

• • Student needs to have completed the A-G Requirements

  • Must have at least a 2.5 overall GPA

  • SAT/ACT testing is NOT required

  • Application opens October 1:  Deadline to submit is November 30th 

  • NO essay and NO letters of recommendation

Students attending a UC School are looking to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in an area of study. These campuses are competitive to get into. 

https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/

• • Student needs to have completed the A-G Requirements

  • Must have at least a 3.0 overall GPA

  • SAT/ACT testing is NOT required 

  • Application opens in August:  Deadline to submit is November 30th

  • Short answer essays required but NO letters of recommendation

Students attending a Private School are looking to obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in an area of study. 

www.commonapp.org  

• • Student needs to have completed the A-G Requirements

  • SAT/ACT testing may be required, check individual school websites

  • Deadlines to submit vary by University 

  • Essays AND letters of recommendation are required - you will need to have a student resume created for letters of recommendation.

Students going out of state could be attending a vocational school, community college, or 4-year University (either private or public).  

• Many schools have requirements similar to the A-G Requirements

• SAT/ACT testing may be required, check individual school websites

• Deadlines to submit do vary

• Tuition reduction with WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange)- check to see if the school you are applying to participates in WUE to get a reduced tuition rate!  https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/ 

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is an agreement that can provide steep nonresident tuition savings for Western students who are attending out-of-state universities.

https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/ 

When attending college, you will need to declare a major.  This will be what you study while in college and what your degree will be in.  Part of high school is finding out what career you want to pursue, and what your major will be in college to work towards that career.

https://blog.collegeboard.org/the-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-a-major 

Below are some websites to help you find the right school for you!

• https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/ 

• https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges/

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ 

• https://www.thecollegetour.com/ 

• https://campustours.com/