COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Panorama Campus | (661) 395-4421
Delano Campus | (661) 720-2000
The Counseling Department is committed to promoting student success by assisting students with educational planning and
strategies for navigating higher education, as well as assistance with career choices. A student educational plan or SEP is the
list of all courses a student needs in order to complete their certificate, degree or transfer program. All students need to make
an educational plan that reflects what their goals are for attending Bakersfield College. It is now required that students declare
an educational goal when they apply to Bakersfield College and they must create their own personal educational plan their first
semester in order to maintain priority registration.
Academic Advising and Counseling at Bakersfield College is an on-going, intentional, educational partnership dedicated to
student academic success. The college is committed to an academic advising and counseling system that guides students to:
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Discover and pursue life goals;
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Support diverse and equitable educational experiences;
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Advance students’ intellectual and cultural development; and
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Teach students to become engaged, self-directed learners, and competent decision makers.
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for more information about how our AA-T and AS-T degrees
can help you succeed!
Career Center
Student Services Building Room 42 | (661) 395-4421
Many people spend more time deciding which kind of car to buy than which kind of career to pursue. What are some of the
consequences of making a bad career decision?
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Being in a career that doesn't fit with your personality, values, interests, and skills
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Completing a degree that you aren’t really interested in
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Finding low satisfaction or meaning in your career
Choosing a career and college major are major life decisions that are best made using a multi-step process of self-evaluation
and awareness, occupational and career research, decision making, planning a course of action, and ongoing evaluation:
The Career Center offers a variety of career inventories and assessments to help you align your interests, values, and skills
with potentially satisfying occupations. It also offers career exploration resources to help you acquire knowledge of local, state,
and national labor market information, as well as detailed knowledge of occupations, including typical tasks and duties,
required education and other preparation, salary, and future demand. To make a career counseling appointment, please call
the number above.
International Student Affairs
| (661) 395-4652
International Student Affairs (ISA) provides program and support services for lifelong learning, personal, and cultural
development of students from around the world attending Bakersfield College. ISA aims to influence the college culture to grow
as a global educational institution.
ISA welcomes applications from international students around the world who wish to attend Bakersfield College. “International
student” is defined as a student who is not a US citizen or an immigrant and who is admitted to the United States for the
purpose of study on a full time basis. Students with other types of visas may be admitted through the Admissions Office.
Students on B visas are not permitted to enroll until they change it to an F-1 visa. To be accepted to Bakersfield College as an
international student, one must show proof of financial ability, be at least 18 years of age, provide proof of English proficiency,
and have completed an equivalent to a high school degree.
Self
Awareness
Step 1
Career
Awareness
Step 2
Tentative
Career Goal
Step 3
Decision
Making
Step 4
Planning
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