1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, California
The Education District is the center of educational institutions that are located Downtown. Its predominant businesses are satellite campuses for both public and private colleges and universities. The first institution that came to this area was Bakersfield college in 1970. Currently, five institutions have a campus or a satellite campus in the district: Bakersfield College, Downtown Elementary School, Santa Barbara Business College, University of La Verne, the University of California Merced. Unlike several other downtown districts, the Education District did not emerge from formal planning, but rather through the decision of like-minded firms to group together.