Bakersfield College offers to replace diplomas with spelling error

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Pobody’s nerfect — Bakersfield College is admitting to that big mistake that ended up on diplomas.

The college said it discovered a “typographical error” on a batch of diplomas and says it will correct it on affected graduates’ diplomas.

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The affected diplomas included a misspelling of “Bakersfield.”

Bakersfield College said 2025 graduates will automatically receive updated diplomas. For graduates from 2023 through 2024, the college asks graduates to complete a form so it can issue a corrected one and to ensure it has updated contact information…

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