{"id":271881,"date":"2026-04-17T02:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271881\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T02:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T02:59:15","slug":"bc-launches-college-corps-career-development-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271881\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Launches College Corps Career Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, April 16, 2026<\/p>\n

This week, Bakersfield College announced an exciting partnership with College Corps
\n which provides a unique opportunity for students to gain valuable professional development
\n while earning money to help pay for college. BC has been awarded a $3.2 million dollar
\n grant through the California Volunteers College Corps program to launch the initiative.<\/p>\n

College Corps<\/a> is a paid service and career training program at colleges and universities across
\n the state. The goal is to connect students with local businesses and non-profit organizations
\n to receive ongoing training, mentoring, and professional development while earning
\n up to $10,000 for college. Participating students will have the opportunity to work
\n in a variety of fields, including K-12 education, climate action, food security, and
\n many others.<\/p>\n

BC hosted a press conference to announce this exciting collaboration and invited local
\n news outlets, students, and community members to celebrate. Attendees learned more
\n about the College Corps program, and its benefits for students, the college, local
\n businesses, and the community.<\/p>\n

Allison Priola, Director of California Volunteers College Corps, addressed attendees
\n during the press conference and was enthusiastic about the new partnership, \u201cWe are
\n so excited to be here today to celebrate something truly remarkable for this campus
\n and community,\u201d she said, \u201cCollege Corps is a statewide service program helping students
\n with diverse backgrounds graduate college on time with less debt, while providing
\n meaningful, paid service opportunities \u2013 all while addressing critical community needs.
\n It really is a win, win, win.\u201d She also mentioned that in the program\u2019s four-year
\n existence, hundreds of community organizations have been supported, thousands of students
\n have participated with more than five million service hours provided.<\/p>\n

Bakersfield College President, Dr. Stacey Pfluger, shared her thoughts on the College
\n Corps partnership. \u201cBC values learning, community and sustainability,\u201d she said, \u201cthis
\n program pulls all three of those together in a way that our students can learn in
\n a professional environment, give back to the community, and help us all grow a better
\n community.\u201d Dr. Pfluger was also optimistic about the impact it would have on students,
\n \u201cI believe that it has the opportunity to change students\u2019 lives and perspectives
\n \u2013 and that\u2019s what its all about,\u201d she said, \u201cwe want to set up students for success
\n when they leave here, and this is one of the ways we can do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Bakersfield College and their new partnership with California Volunteers
\n College Corps. A big thank everyone who was involved in making this collaboration
\n possible, from submitting applications, community engagement, web pages, student applications,
\n and more. We look forward hearing stories of success from both students and local
\n businesses and non-profits, and we hope this program can continue for many years to
\n come.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information about the College Corps program at BC, please visit the the College Corps webpage on the BC website<\/a>. If you are a BC student and would like to participate in the program, please fill
\n out the Student Application<\/a>. If you are interested in being a Community Host Partner, please fill out the Community Host Interest Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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