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Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Bakersfield, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 493 students in fall 2024. It is part of North-West College.

Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Surgical Technology/Technologist, and Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. It awarded 144 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 33 to 1.

Mission

North-West College mission is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement.

Mission statement as reported by Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
493
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
144
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
33:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
33:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
119
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
25

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
493
Undergraduates, fall 2024
493
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
671
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
87%
Men
13%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
100%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
North-West College
President/CEO
Mitchell Fuerst
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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