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Community college · Public

Taft College

Taft, CA1,043 online only

Taft College is a public community college in Taft, CA, with about 3,092 students on campus and 1,043 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
3,092
plus 1,043 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$2,823
tuition and fees $1,108; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
28%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,861
lower than at 56% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Taft College

Taft College is nearly free for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $1,934 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $3,985. What it costs ↓

Many students are adults coming back to school

46% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 74% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

68% of Taft College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

Rent in Taft is below the state median

Median rent in Taft is $1,069 a month, 47% below the state median. Living in Taft ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,074 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,852

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,108Room & board $8,095Books & supplies $1,062Other costs $3,809

After grants, the average family on aid pays $2,823.

Tuition and fees are $1,108 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$3,985

About $7,970 over 2 years · 72% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Taft College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Taft College is likely test-optional.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
28%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
—
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,861
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 37%Interdisciplinary 17%Health professions 10%Business 8%Biology 5%Family & consumer sciences 4%Everything else 19%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Biological and Physical Sciences86 graduates a year
—not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities78 graduates a year
—not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General64 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General47 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections41 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General33 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services32 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations32 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

3,556 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 17%Hispanic 68%Black 4%Asian 2%Two or more 2%

Women and men

Women 48%Men 52%
28 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
0%
take federal loans
46%
undergrads 25 or older
74%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Taft

7% of Taft’s 6,995 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Taft pages.

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$1,069/momedian rent · 47% below the state$207Ktypical home valueDSafety Grade40° / 97°January low / July highCHealth GradeAll colleges in and near TaftCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Taft College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

California State University-BakersfieldUniversity or college · Public · Bakersfield
24.4 mi8,308 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.