Kern Community College District (Kern CCD) serves communities over 24,800 square miles in parts of Kern, Tulare, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino counties through the programs of Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso College and Porterville College. Governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees, the district's colleges offer programs and services that develop student potential and create opportunities for our citizens.
For over 100 years, Bakersfield College has been helping students reach their goals. We offer programs that fit your needs through affordable programs that fit your life and learning style.
Cerro Coso Community College provides educational opportunities for the widely separated desert, mountain, and valley communities within a sweeping 18,000-mile, four-county region of eastern California.
Porterville College was established in September 1927 as a part of the Porterville Union High School and College District and has been a unit of the Kern Community College District since July 1, 1967.
We are talented, passionate and driven by our distinct mission to educate and serve our diverse students and community.
The Kern Community College District recruits and hires full-time and part-time faculty to teach in a variety of disciplines. In addition, the District employs non-teaching support staff in a wide array of positions.
Benefits
Employees of Kern Community College District have access to a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits cover a variety of areas, with multiple options in each area allowing you to choose the plan that works best for you!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunities
In the Kern Community College District, we strive to maintain a workplace that welcomes individuals from all groups, appreciates the contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds, and we work to create an anti-racist environment that fosters cooperation, acceptance, democracy, and free expression of ideas that is welcoming to all gender identities, persons with disabilities, and individuals from all ethnic and other groups protected from discrimination as per Title 5, section 53000 et seq. In the Kern Community College district, we actively promote, on an on-going basis, equal opportunity, workplace diversity, and an inclusive work environment. We continuously monitor our progress in these areas.
