Photo: w:en:David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0Taft College is 11.8 miles from Tupman
No college sits inside Tupman’s boundary, but Taft College’s campus in Taft, with 3,092 students on campus, is 11.8 miles from the center of town. About 2% of Tupman’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as California (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Tupman. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Tupman
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Tupman
Both are public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Tupman.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Tupman.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Tupman: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Tupman
Is Tupman a college town?
No. About 2 of every 100 Tupman residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as California (8). The nearest campus, Taft College, is 11.8 miles away in Taft.
What colleges are near Tupman?
Within 15 miles: Taft College (11.8 miles, 3,092 students on campus) and California State University-Bakersfield (14.7 miles, 8,308).
What is the closest community college to Tupman, and what does it cost?
Taft College in Taft, 11.8 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,108 a year for California residents; the federal net price, $2,823, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Taft College cost if we live in California?
Tuition and fees are $1,108 a year in-state and $10,852 from out of state.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Tupman. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →