The facilities of Bakersfield College, along with Cerro Coso College and Porterville College, are all available to rent.

Fees for rental vary depending on the venue, service and type of event.

Student-related groups belong to group one and pay the lowest amount. Non-profit events belong to group two and depending on the group or event, BC will be willing to work with them on fees, according to Lamont Schiers, executive director of maintenance and operations.

For-profit renters belong to group three and must pay all fees associated with renting a facility or equipment.

Renters must also pay for maintenance, lighting, supervision, any heat or air conditioning and any other required services such as lifeguards or equipment technicians.

While most groups must go through maintenance and operations to rent BC facilities, booth vendors must go through the Student Government Association if they want to sell on campus.

Schiers said rental fees are constructed in a way to simply cover the costs of running the event and that “rental fees are very reasonable.”

According to Schiers the most popular places to be rented are classrooms, the Fireside Room and vendor booths.

Vendors and business representatives not associated with BC must pay per day to operate on Kern Community College District campuses.

Video and audio recording equipment are also available for rent with additional services such as production, editing, and duplication of tapes. The use of these services requires a member of BC staff to operate the equipment.

“Our intention is to try and keep the campus as busy as possible,” said Schiers. “Students have first rights at BC.” He went on to explain that meant that rentals are planned around the needs and schedules of students.

More notable recent and upcoming BC rentals include the CCS Junior Olympics that were held on Feb. 12-15, and the upcoming rental for the fifth stage of the Amgen Tour of California on May 20.