Bakersfield, California · Public
Forestry at Bakersfield College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $14,621 school-wide net price, and $37,291 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 31 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~31
- Schools with reported signal
- 87
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 20.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,621/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,484
- Median debt
- $8,312
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $37,291/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($14,621), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($37,291), and peer averages from 87 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 87 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($267 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($15,912 below). Together, those evidence points place Bakersfield College in the top 93% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Shasta College Redding, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,878 net A+ 
Lurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia, AL · 2.4% reported share · $2,792 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.9% reported share · $6,541 net A+ Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA · 4.2% reported share · $4,783 net A+ 
Spokane Community College Spokane, WA · 0.8% reported share · $5,473 net A+ Gogebic Community College Ironwood, MI · 1.1% reported share · $5,397 net A+ 
Butte College Oroville, CA · 0.0% reported share · $5,520 net A+ East Mississippi Community College Scooba, MS · 0.5% reported share · $4,608 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Forestry accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Bakersfield College, which is bigger than 15% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 31 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Bakersfield College's average net price is $14,621 per year, about $58,484 over four years. That is $267 above the $14,354 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $37,291 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $15,912 below the $53,203 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Bakersfield College #81 of 87 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.