Rising Scholars Program

Rising Scholars Program

What is the Rising Scholars Program? A face to face and correspondence educational program through Bakersfield College that gives incarcerated individuals the opportunity to take college level courses and earn transferable degrees and certificates of achievement.

Why Did you change your name? Formerly known as the Inmate Scholars Program Inmate has a negative connotation within our field of higher education and our targeted student population Our name aligns with the Rising Scholars Network at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office 3

What Types of Institutions Are We Teaching In? California State Prisons Wasco State Prison-1 yard Kern Valley State Prison-4 yards North Kern State Prison-1 yard Corcoran State Prison-4 yards Substance Abuse Treatment Facility-4 yards

Learning and Career Pathways Communication Studies Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer Sociology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer History Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer Psychology Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer Industrial Automation Bachelor of Science Degree o Kern Valley State Prison Pilot Program 5

Enrollment Overview for Spring 2022 Semester Continued Operations in 6 Facilities, for a Total of 14 Yards 86 Total Sections Estimated student headcount is 952 Approximately 1,639 Student Enrollment 40 Instructors 6

Juvenile Hall Pilot Partnered with Dual Enrollment Offering STDV B6-Tools for College Success Plans to Expand: o Kern Crossroads Facility o Camp Erwin Owen 7

Staff and Facilities Updates New Department Assistant III Rita Gabaldon Basement Expansion 8

Industrial Automation BA Update Mobile Classroom Laptops (No Internet) Electronics Courses: o ELET B1A-Basic Electronics o ELET B3-Programmable Logic Controllers 9

Summer Entrepreneur Academy Includes the following courses: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Business Plan I: Executive Summary Business Plan II: The Organizational Plan Business Plan III: The Marketing Plan Business Plan IV: The Financial Plan Execution of Business Plan 10

Connecting Students to the community Diana Alcala RSP Educational Advisor (661) [email protected] Unite Us- Network that connects students to organizations and provide services to individuals in need. 11

Faculty Needs Anthropology Instructor Needed to teach ANTH B1, ANTH B1L and ANTH B3 Philosophy Instructor Needed for Philosophy Pathway (PHIL B18, PHIL B12, PHIL B6A, PHIL B7) and to teach PHIL B35 for Area F Foreign Language Instructor Needed for IGETC Pathway Political Science Instructor Needed for Political Science Pathway (POLSI B1, POLSI B2, POLS B3) Sociology Instructor Needed Sociology Pathway (SOCI B28, SOCI B1, SOCI B45, and SOCI B2) Geology/Earth Science Instructor Needed for all pathways 12

If you are interested in teaching or collaborating with the Rising Scholars Program please reach out to us! Angelica Perez, Program Director [email protected] Sabrina Aguilar, Program Manager [email protected] Diana Alcala, RSP Educational Advisor [email protected] 13