Taft College
Taft, CA · Public two-year · Town: Distant
4,135undergraduates
$4,627average net price per year
34%finish in 3 years
65%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
31 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (2)
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies Associate (47 awarded)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Certificate (1-2 years) (158 awarded), Associate (31 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Biological and Physical Sciences Associate (92 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (3)
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Associate (15 awarded)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate (66 awarded)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Associate (4 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (4)
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General Associate (1 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (34 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Associate (15 awarded)
- Office Management and Supervision Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Associate (48 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Care Provider/Assistant Certificate (under 1 year) (23 awarded), Associate (22 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate (33 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Associate (31 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Economics, General Associate (1 awarded)
- Sociology, General Associate (17 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Associate (3 awarded)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Associate (8 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Associate (9 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate (1 awarded)
- Industrial Safety Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
Precision production (1)
- Welding Technology/Welder Certificate (under 1 year) (8 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Associate (7 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Associate (5 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Associate (5 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Associate (4 awarded)
Legal professions and studies (1)
- Court Reporting and Captioning/Court Reporter Associate (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Physical Sciences, General Associate (2 awarded)
Education (1)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
Engineering (1)
- Pre-Engineering Associate (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $1,108
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $9,076
- Housing and food on campus
- $8,077
- Books and supplies
- $938
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,978
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $14,101
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $22,069
- Total cost living at home
- $7,266
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $2,182 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $2,000 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $4,518 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $8,225 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 99%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 99%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $7,901
- Got a grant from the college
- 39%
- Average grant from the college
- $1,763
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 18%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 1%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,433
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 18%
- Finished in 3 years
- 34%
- Finished in 4 years
- 38%
- Transferred to another college
- 9%
- Came back for year two
- 65%
| Pell grant students | 30% |
|---|---|
| Neither | 40% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 184 | 33% |
| Men | 94 | 35% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 7 | 43% (small group) |
| Black | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 175 | 34% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 73 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 40% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 2 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 368 | 45% | 20% |
| Started here, part-time | 1,507 | 4% | 12% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 164 | 42% | 30% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 1,186 | 8% | 36% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,135
- Undergraduates
- 4,135
- Full-time undergraduates
- 908
- Part-time undergraduates
- 3,227
- Students per faculty member
- 24 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 97%
- From out of state
- 1%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 46%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 25%
| Women | 51% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 66% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 17% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 8% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA, 93268
- County
- Kern County
- Part of
- California Community College System
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Offers
- Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.