Our Opportunities

Welcome to the Kern Community College District Scholarship Portal! Here you will find hundreds of scholarship opportunities for Bakersfield College, Cerro Coso Community College, and Porterville College. Please note: You must complete a General Application to apply for any of the scholarships listed below. All students are encouraged to apply!

The 2024-2025 application period will officially open on October 1, 2024.

Opportunities Table
Award Name Actions
$0.00 Dorothy P. Leet Memorial
The Dorothy P. Leet Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a continuing...
Ended
$0.00 East Kern Youth Projects
The East Kern Youth Projects Scholarship is awarded to an entering...
Ended
$0.00 Engility STEM Scholarships
The Engility STEM Scholarship is awarded to a graduating high school...
Ended
$0.00 Eric Dean Blackwell Memorial
The Eric Dean Blackwell Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an entering...
Ended
$0.00 Faculty Honors /Continuing Student
The Faculty Honors Scholarship is awarded to a full-time CCCC student in...
Ended
$0.00 Fire Mountain Foundation
The Fire Mountain Foundation Scholarship is awarded to an incoming...
Ended
$0.00 Frank Dickey Memorial
The Frank Dickey Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a full-time Cerro...
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$300.00 Gail Marie Petty Memorial
The Gail Marie Petty Memorial Scholarship is for a full-time current...
Ended
$0.00 Gilbert Plain Family
The Plain Family Scholarship is for a freshman or continuing sophomore...
Ended
$0.00 Golden Slipper M.H.C.
The Order of Golden Slipper M.H.C. Scholarship is available to...
Ended
$0.00 H.P. Leet
The H.P. Leet Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a top performing...
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$0.00 Helen Weals Family
The Helen Weal’s Family Scholarship is awarded to entering freshmen or...
Ended
$0.00 Jewell Thornberry Memorial
The Jewell Thornberry Memorial Nursing Scholarship is awarded to a...
Ended
$0.00 John & Bobbie Ward
The John and Bobbie Ward Scholarship is awarded to an entering freshman...
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$0.00 John Dunker Fine Arts Scholarship
The John Dunker Fine Arts Scholarship is awarded to a CCCC student...
Ended
$0.00 June Wasserman
The June Wasserman Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student...
Ended
$0.00 Kielman Family
The Kielman Family Scholarship is awarded to Cerro Coso students...
Ended
$0.00 Lonny A. Daniel Memorial
The Lonny Daniel Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a senior preparing...
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$0.00 Lorraine McClung Memorial
The Lorraine McClung Memorial Art Scholarship is awarded to a high...
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$0.00 Myrlan "Speed" Handeland Family
The Myrlan “Speed” Handeland Family Scholarship is awarded to an...
Ended
$0.00 Osher - Original
Available to Cerro Coso students who have completed 24 units of...
Ended
$0.00 Osher - SCE STEM (Previously Green Jobs)
Available to Cerro Coso students in a STEM major of study who have...
Ended
$0.00 Pam Coward Memorial
The Pam Coward Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a full-time Cerro Coso...
Ended
$0.00 Patti Keith
The Patti Keith Scholarship is awarded to a returning/re-entry student...
Ended
$0.00 Ray Marsh Memorial
The Ray Marsh Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman or...
Ended
$0.00 Raymond A. McCue Memorial
The Raymond A. McCue Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a high school...
Ended
$0.00 Ridgecrest Optimist Club Scholarship
The Ridgecrest-China Lake Optimist Club Scholarship is awarded to a...
Ended
$0.00 Ronald Curtis Wilson Memorial
The Ronald Curtis Wilson Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a current...
Ended
$0.00 Ruby & Clyde Hartzell Scholarship
The Ruby and Clyde Hartzel Scholarship is awarded to a full-time, first...
Ended
$0.00 SCE STEM (previously Green Jobs initiative)
SCE Green Jobs (STEM) Scholarships are available to Cerro Coso students...
Ended
$0.00 SCE STEM Scholarships
The SCE STEM Scholarship is awarded to a continuing Cerro Coso student...
Ended
$0.00 Senator Walter Stiern Memorial
The Senator Walter Stiern Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a...
Ended