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On the education front, Bakersfield is home to several award-winning colleges and universities that are among the finest in the state. Bakersfield college and the University of California, Bakersfield are two sterling examples of quality academic curriculums that challenge students to be their best. Bakersfield also courts participation from various city businesses and organizations in providing real world learning experiences in business, technology, engineering, and industry. Top that off with a series of off-campus learning sites to further develop your classroom lessons and you have a competitive educational structure on which to build your career.
To relieve the stress of your academic pursuits, Bakersfield features a unique selection of outdoor and indoor entertainment venues perfect for the college student on the go. The Rabobank Arena Theater & Convention Center is home to professional sports teams and five star entertainers. The Wall Street Alley features many historic photos and murals that are placed strategically throughout the downtown area. And don’t miss the downtown Bakersfield area for shopping excursions and a taste of the city’s exotic cuisines.
The Bakersfield city community stands ready to help you to get the most from your collegiate career. There’s no better place to spend your days in the hallowed halls of higher learning.
A Little About Bakersfield
Bakersfield lies approximately 120 miles north of Los Angeles (about a 2 hour drive) and about 300 miles southeast of the state capital, Sacramento (about a 5 hour drive). The city's economy thrives on agriculture, petroleum extraction, and refining. It is one of the fastest growing of the larger cities of the United States. It is California's third largest inland city after Fresno and Sacramento.
Bakersfield is an oil, mining, and agricultural center and one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. Since the Kern River oil fields were discovered in 1899, almost all of the major oil companies have established refineries in Bakersfield. Gold was discovered in the region in 1855 and silver, borax, gypsum, and tungsten are now mined. As with many cities in the Central Valley of California, many Bakersfield residents have ancestors who migrated to the area from the Midwest during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
Manufactures include chemicals, apparel, food and beverages, construction materials, fabricated metal products, paper and rubber goods, and computers. Cotton, citrus fruits, potatoes, nuts, and roses are grown in the area and there is dairying.
California State University Bakersfield is there, and there are major aerospace facilities, including Edwards Air Force Base. Sequoia National Forest is nearby. Bakersfield is second only to Nashville, Tennessee, in country music fame.
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