Bakersfield College AmeriCorps / America Reads

Contact Person: Ms. Sonia Hogg
Address: 1801 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93305
Phone: (661) 395-4831
FAX: (661) 395-4056
Email: shogg@bc.cc.ca.us
Web Site: http://www.bc.cc.ca.us

Description of Organization:
Bakersfield College was founded in 1913 and is one of the nation's oldest continually-operating community colleges. The college serves 15,000 students on the 153-acre main campus in northeast Bakersfield, at the Weill Institute in downtown Bakersfield, and at the Delano Center 35 miles north of Bakersfield. Classes are offered on a traditional 16-week semester calendar as well as in a variety of non-traditional scheduling options: evenings, weekends, short-term vocational programs, instructional television and on-line. Bakersfield College has a program to help you fulfill your dream, whether your goal is to earn an associate degree, transfer to a four-year institution, gain new job skills or explore lifelong learning opportunities.

Literacy Programs:

  • America Reads Program

Program Specifics:

  • Target population: Children & youth ages 4-17
  • Days of operation: Varies by site
  • Hours of operation: Varies by site
  • Target Communities: Greater Bakersfield, Shafter

How Results are Measured:

  • N/AEstimated numbers served:
  • 400 students annually

Other notes of interest:

  • Program seeks volunteers, donations, supplies and training

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