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What Bakersfield College costs

Bakersfield, California · Public · 17,280 undergrads

Bakersfield College's in-state sticker price was $14,301 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $4,330 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $4,330. Out-of-state students pay $10,080 more in tuition.

What does Bakersfield College cost?

$4,330 a year in-state

Out of state: about $14,410 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $14,301.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$4,330
$30,000–$48,000Not reported
$48,000–$75,000Not reported
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
over $110,000Not reported

Out-of-state tuition is $11,530 a year, against $1,450 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $10,080 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$4,330$14,410
$30,000–$48,000Not reportedNot reported
$48,000–$75,000Not reportedNot reported
$75,000–$110,000Not reportedNot reported
Over $110,000Not reportedNot reported

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $10,080 more in tuition that Bakersfield College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 70% off Bakersfield College's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Bakersfield College's own calculator can.

Compared with colleges people also look at

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
San Diego Mesa College$22,073$21,767
Rio Hondo College$16,166$15,389
Modesto Junior College$5,853$5,954

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$1,450
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$11,530
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$14,301
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $10,080 more in tuition at Bakersfield College and usually get less aid.

34%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$5,940
average grant for students who got aid.
1%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$9,914
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Bakersfield College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $4,330 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $14,301. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Bakersfield College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Bakersfield College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Bakersfield College is $11,530 a year, against $1,450 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $4,330 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $10,080 tuition gap gives about $14,410 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers