Taft College
Taft College is a public community college in Taft, California. It is a part of the California Community Colleges system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The college is one of only a few community colleges in California to have on-campus housing.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $5,025
- Undergraduate enrollment: 8,130
- Graduation rate (150%): 28%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 7%
- Student to faculty ratio: 28:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $38,861
- Median earnings (8 years): $35,364
- Median earnings (6 years): $33,687
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Taft, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Taft College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, Health Services.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (189 bachelor's)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (92 associate)
- Health Services (66 associate)
- Biology (48 associate)
- Humanities (47 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (34 associate)
- Criminal Justice (33 associate)
- Psychology (31 associate)
- Child Care Provider (45 bachelor's)
- Sociology (17 associate)
Degree mix: Business 24%, Engineering 0%, Health 39%, Biological Sciences 22%, Psychology 14%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Taft College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,934 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $1,934
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $2,536
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $3,985
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $7,756
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,108
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $10,852
- Books and supplies: $1,062
- On-campus room and board: $8,095
- Off-campus room and board: $22,086
- Off-campus with family: $5,850
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,074
- Sticker vs net gap: 64%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 24%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $2,001
- Average federal loan: $7,493
Admissions
Taft College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 8,130
- Women: 41%
- Commuter share (estimated): 98%
- Part-time undergraduates: 74%
- Age 25 and older: 46%
- Graduation rate: 28%
- First-generation: 63%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 87%
- Student to faculty: 28:1
- Professor salary: $124,185
- Associate professor salary: $92,781
- On-campus housing capacity: 122
- Meal plan meals per week: 19
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Taft College acceptance rate? Taft College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Taft College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,934 a year after aid. Average net price is $5,025.
What majors does Taft College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, Health Services, Biology, Humanities.
What is the average salary after Taft College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $38,861 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Taft College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 7% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 28%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Taft College official site: https://taftcollege.edu.