Over the past 10 years (2013-2022), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,973, which is 62.22 % of all undergraduate students. 347 students which is 1.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,467.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 83.89% of students received grants or scholarships and 1% of students received student loans.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at Bakersfield College since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 13,973, which is 62.22 % of all undergraduate students. 347 students which is 1.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,467.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-1412,002 (68%)$3,0377,066 (40%)$3,366583 (3%)$5,979
2014-1512,795 (68%)$3,2177,684 (41%)$3,502510 (3%)$5,626
2015-1612,173 (60%)$3,1827,544 (37%)$3,382385 (2%)$5,565
2016-1712,049 (53%)$3,2497,762 (34%)$3,319383 (2%)$6,765
2017-1814,500 (62%)$3,3257,937 (34%)$3,779360 (2%)$6,915
2018-1915,664 (64%)$3,4118,083 (33%)$3,886300 (1%)$7,197
2019-2015,750 (60%)$3,9778,851 (34%)$4,064277 (1%)$6,678
2020-2114,648 (59%)$4,6017,059 (28%)$4,000171 (1%)$6,617
2021-2216,173 (66%)$4,5786,100 (25%)$4,009150 (1%)$6,863
Average13,973 (62.22%)$3,6207,565 (34.00%)$3,701347 (1.78%)$6,467
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,535 (83.89 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,633. It can cover 54.64% of tuition & fees ($10,310) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 15 (1.17 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $5,544).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2013-141,268 (80%)$4,85824 (2%)$4,346
2014-151,440 (85%)$5,13923 (1%)$5,835
2015-161,481 (76%)$5,00716 (1%)$5,291
2016-171,411 (72%)$5,31326 (1%)$5,524
2017-181,689 (84%)$5,54217 (1%)$5,696
2018-191,973 (89%)$5,68514 (1%)$5,255
2019-201,950 (89%)$6,3457 (0%)$7,008
2020-211,282 (85%)$6,7994 (0%)$4,095
2021-221,318 (95%)$6,0106 (0%)$6,847
Average1,535 (83.89%)$5,63315 (1.17%)$5,544
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,087 (58.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,722.

In addition, 1,426 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (77.44 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-14930 (59%)$4,43547 (3%)$4061,175 (74%)$1,622177 (11%)$627
2014-151,083 (64%)$4,53971 (4%)$3951,352 (79%)$1,750200 (12%)$449
2015-161,172 (60%)$4,276124 (6%)$4371,238 (64%)$1,843149 (8%)$458
2016-171,169 (59%)$4,280265 (13%)$3741,160 (59%)$2,02876 (4%)$550
2017-181,229 (61%)$4,717183 (9%)$4971,647 (81%)$2,05396 (5%)$961
2018-191,327 (60%)$4,808265 (12%)$4811,952 (88%)$2,371156 (7%)$530
2019-201,382 (63%)$5,081346 (16%)$4211,941 (88%)$2,625291 (13%)$377
2020-21814 (54%)$5,132916 (61%)$1,6721,253 (83%)$2,35631 (2%)$1,778
2021-22681 (49%)$5,2271,188 (86%)$1,6641,120 (81%)$2,09976 (5%)$453
Average1,087 (58.78%)$4,722378 (23.33%)$7051,426 (77.44%)$2,083139 (7.44%)$687
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 15 (1.17 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $15.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2013-1424 (2%)$4,34624 (2%)$4,346--
2014-1523 (1%)$5,83521 (1%)$5,8192 (0%)$6,000
2015-1616 (1%)$5,29116 (1%)$5,291--
2016-1726 (1%)$5,52425 (1%)$5,6451 (0%)$2,500
2017-1817 (1%)$5,69617 (1%)$5,696--
2018-1914 (1%)$5,25511 (0%)$5,3403 (0%)$4,945
2019-207 (0%)$7,0087 (0%)$7,008--
2020-214 (0%)$4,0953 (0%)$4,2891 (0%)$3,510
2021-226 (0%)$6,8476 (0%)$6,847--
Average15 (1.17%)$5,54414 (1.20%)$5,5872 (0.00%)$4,239

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