Advertising

BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE

RENEGADE RIP

ADVERTISING INFORMATION

The Rip is Bakersfield College’s award-winning student newspaper publication. At the 2024 California College Media Association Awards (CCMA) in San Diego, the Rip won first place for best community college news site.  At the 2020, Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference in San Francisco, the Renegade Rip was awarded First Place website for two-year colleges.

We offer great online ad rates: $100/month for ads sized 300×250 pixels. If there is interest, we can upgrade the website to providing a banner ad at $200 per month.

For the 2025-2026 academic year, print circulation will be 500 per issue.

The paper will be printed in all color on 100-pound magazine quality paper on 8.5″ width X 11″ height (live space will be reduced by ½ inch all around). All pages are color. (See sample photo below)

Color ads can be purchased as follows:

⅛ page (2″ by 2.625″) for  $30

¼ page (4″ by 5.25″)  $75

½ page (horizontal — 8″ by 5.25″; or vertical — 4″ by 10.5) for $150

full page (8″ W by 10.5″H) for $300

Publication dates for spring 2026 are set for: Wednesdays: Feb. 11, Feb. 25,  March 11, March 25, April 15, and April 29. 

Artwork for ads should be submitted by the Friday morning before each publication date listed above. So, for the Feb. 11 issue, artwork needs to be sent by Feb. 6 at 11 a.m., for the Feb. 25 issue, artwork is due by 11 a.m. on Feb. 20, etc. Email art to [email protected]

Please note: email is the best way to get directly in contact with the Rip: [email protected]

Thanks again for your interest,

Erin Auerbach

Professor, Journalism & Adviser, Renegade Rip
[email protected]