Kern Community College District Chancellor

In March of 2024, Dr. Steven Bloomberg was selected to serve as the 7th Chancellor in the history of the Kern Community College District (Kern CCD), which serves students across 24,800 square miles of the Southern San Joaquin Valley. He has more than 30 years of experience as an administrator of higher education, starting in 1994 as the Workforce Development Director for Cerro Coso Community College, which is one of Kern CCD’s three sister colleges, as well as extensive experience in workforce development, community outreach, and continuing education.

Before returning to Kern, Dr. Bloomberg was previously the president of Southeast Arkansas College, where he led the college through many high-profile initiatives such as inmate education, innovative career pathway development, and opening the first phase of housing on the Southeast Arkansas campus.

During his tenure as Kern CCD Chancellor, Dr. Bloomberg has emphasized servant leadership, strategic foresight, and enhanced collaboration between the district’s three colleges. He continues to hold town hall meetings and focus groups with campus stakeholders to address organizational culture and has developed a five-year strategic plan for optimizing student success in alignment with the Vision 2030 initiative championed by the California Community Colleges’ Chancellor’s Office. Dr. Bloomberg launched the Kern CCD Supervisory Leadership Institute to align strategic directions and build rapport between directors, deans, and administrators at Bakersfield College, Porterville College, and Cerro Coso.

As a former student whose life was transformed by his time at Kern CCD, Dr. Bloomberg’s background and philosophy align with the district’s goals of retaining students, increasing enrollments, and preparing the Southern San Joaquin Valley workforce for new careers in emerging technologies. Chancellor Bloomberg has a Ph.D. in Higher Ed Administration from the American College of Education, as well as a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology from West Texas A&M.