Bakersfield College Robotics Program
Anthony Cordova was born in Bakersfield, California. Attended Shafter High School and joined the military immediately after graduation. Anthony served in the Navy as a Boiler Technician for just over four years, completed three tours during the Gulf War, and decommissioned two Naval Vessels. Honorably discharged from the Navy, Anthony found employment in the private sector with Solar Turbines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar. For 13 years Anthony held various titles within the company which allowed him to commission three power plants which five years he held the position as the plant manager of a 34 Mega Watt Combined Heat Power Plant while earning his MBA.
Since becoming the Dean of Instruction at Bakersfield College he also is currently on the Board of Directors for KCHCC, the President Elect of California Community College Association for Occupational Education and Chair for the California Community College bachelor’s degree Program