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    The Kiwanis Club of South Bakersfield, with help from First 5 Kern, the Bakersfield Californian, and FKM, has been busy with preparations for their annual Kid’s Safety Carnival.      The...

Victory for Homeschoolers Yesterday we learned that the CA Court of Appeals, in a rare, unanimious decision, agreed that homeschooling IS legal in California.  Homeschoolers all over the state and country are doing the happy dance...

Many Kern County schools follow the same calendar, but some vary. Contact your school district to verify whether the schedule below is accurate. Many districts, including Kern’s largest — Bakersfield City School District...

11300 17th St., Bakersfield, 636-4000, www.kern.org. Superintendent: Larry Reider (elected position). Services and programs of the office include: Child Development Services: 1100 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, 835-7284,...

University of San Diego President: Mary E. Lyons Area coordinator: Robert Sheldon Bakersfield office: 5004 Crow Court, Bakersfield, CA 93312 587-9227 www.sandiego.edu www.usd-online.org Mission: “The University...

Kern County has a number of programs for parents who wish to educate their children at home. Homeschooling is legal, although some are watching closely a court case that has threatened it. In February 2008, the 2nd District Court of...

University of Phoenix Bakersfield Campus 4900 California Ave., Tower A, Suite 300 633-0300, 888-828-2755 www.phoenix.edu Mission: “University of Phoenix is a private, for-profit higher education institution whose mission is...

University of California, Merced Mailing address: P.O. Box 2039, Merced, CA 95344 Physical address: 5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343 209-228-4400 UC Merced Center, Bakersfield: 2000 K St., Suite 300, Bakersfield 861-7955 ...

San Joaquin Valley College Bakersfield Campus 201 New Stine Road, Bakersfield 834-0126 www.sjvc.edu President: Mark A. Perry Bakersfield campus director: Nick Gomez Mission: “The mission of San Joaquin Valley College is to...

Point Loma Nazarene University Bakersfield Campus 5080 California Ave. Suite 104, Bakersfield 321-3480, 866-861-GRAD (4723) www.pointloma.edu President: Bob Brower Bakersfield Regional Center Director: Don Burnard Mission:...

National University Bakersfield Center 4560 California Ave., Suite 300, Bakersfield 864-2360 www.nu.edu Chancellor: Jerry C. Lee Regional Operations: Roland Jones Associate Regional Dean for Bakersfield Academic Center: Roland...

Fresno Pacific University Bakersfield Center 1330 Truxtun Ave., Suite A, Bakersfield, 93301 864-1515 www.fresno.edu President: D. Merrill Ewert Bakersfield Center director: Angela Paquette Mission: “Fresno Pacific...

West Kern Community College District/Taft College 29 Emmons Park Drive, Taft, CA 93268 763-7700 www.taft.cc.ca.us Superintendent/president: William Duncan IV Mission: “Taft College is committed to student learning in...

Porterville College 100 E. College Ave., Porterville, CA 93257 (559) 791-2200 www.portervillecollege.edu President: Dr. Rosa Flores Carlson Mission: “With students as our focus, Porterville College provides our local and...

Cerro Coso Community College 3000 College Heights Blvd., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (760) 384-6100 www.cerrocoso.edu President: Mary Retterer Mission: “To provide high-quality degree and certificate curricula in lower-division arts...