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Taft College

Taft College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Taft, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,972 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,508 and it offers 11 programs(1 online programs). By program type, it has 2 12-weeks certificate, 8 1-year certificate, 1 2-years certificate, and 30 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 536 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Taft College.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Taft College is $7,972 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Taft College offers the alternative tuition plans .
57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,221 (exclude student loans).
Taft 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$7,972
Average Financial Amount$4,221

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Taft College offers 11 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 536 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Taft College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate204
Less than 1 Year Certificate8160
2 Years Certificate102
Total111536

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 4 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 60 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 2 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 470 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician✕4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕0-
Total4
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕4-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician✕3-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 46 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✔46-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Total60
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕2-
Total2
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Special Education and Teaching✕3-
Engineering [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕7-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician✕6-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕1-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕7-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 38 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕38-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕12-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 84 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕25-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕59-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕31-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Mathematics✕8-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕37-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕5-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Physical Sciences✕2-
Psychology [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Psychology✕36-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 40 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕40-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Economics✕3-
Sociology✕15-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕2-
Art/Art Studies✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕19-
Business [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Business/Commerce✕10-
Business Administration and Management✕38-
Office Management and Supervision✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕6-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total470

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,508 students are attending at Taft College. There are 44 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 76 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 27 to 1 (3.70%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 168 (full-time) and 131 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Taft College is 28% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
Taft 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,508
Graduation Rate28%
Number of Faculty120
Student to Faculty Ratio27 to 1

Student Population at Taft

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,943 students enrolled into Taft College. By gender, 1,939 male and 2,004 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Taft College.
Student Population By Gender
Taft College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,9431,9392,004
Full-time852273579
Part-tme3,0911,6661,425
There are 1,005 White (25.49%), 161 Black/African American (4.08%), 2,529 Hispanic (64.14%), 104 Asian (2.64%), and 2,662 students with other races attending Taft College. 4 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Taft College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,9431,9392,004
American Indian/Native American18108
Asian1045648
Black/African American1618576
Hispanic2,5291,2581,271
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander11110
White1,005484521
Two More953560
Un-Known1679
Non-resident Alien431
Taft College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,051 students (26.65% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 681 students (17.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Taft College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Taft College
Number of Students
Total3,943
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,051
Enrolled Some Online Courses681
Not in Online Courses2,211
By age range, at Taft College, 900 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.83% of total students), 1,133 students are aged below 20 (28.73%), 241 students are aged above 50 (10.91%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Taft College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,9431,9392,004
Under 18493157336
Age 18-19640287353
Age 20-21445193252
Age 22-24455183272
Age 25-29548266282
Age 30-34426223203
Age 35-39342213129
Age 40-49353241112
Age 50-6421515659
Over 6426206

Directory and Accreditation Information

Taft College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Taft College.
29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA
661-763-7700
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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