Taft College, CA

29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA 93268 • taftcollege.edu • 1.4 star

Public 2-Year Medium Associate's College Transfer and Vocational Largely Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A

Associate’s 64%

Certificate 36%

Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Biological and Biomedical Sciences5%

Business, Management, Marketing12%

Communication, Journalism0%

Computer and Information Sciences5%

Education0%

Engineering0%

Engineering Technologies4%

English Language and Literature1%

Health Professions and Related Programs9%

History0%

Human, Family and Consumer Sciences21%

Law Enforcement, Firefighting6%

Legal Professions and Studies1%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities16%

Mathematics and Statistics1%

Multi-disciplinary Studies6%

Parks, Recreation, Fitness Studies4%

Physical Sciences1%

Precision Production1%

Psychology4%

Social Sciences2%

Visual and Performing Arts1%

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A

Median SAT Math N/A

Median SAT Reading N/A

Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $1,000

Out-of-State Tuition $8,000

Average Total Cost $15,000

Average Net Cost $10,000

Attendance Costs by Family Income	School	State	US
$0–$30K	$9,000	$8,716	$11,406
$30K–$48K	$11,000	$9,456	$12,318
$48K–$75K	$11,000	$12,422	$15,178
$75K–$110K	$13,000	$15,420	$18,184

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans N/A

Median Federal Debt N/A

Repayment Rate N/A

Median Payment N/A

Financial Aid Recipients	School	State	US
$0–$30K	64%	59%	46%
$30K–$48K	20%	17%	16%
$48K–$75K	14%	12%	14%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 72%

Transfer Rate 9%

Withdrawal Rate 20%

Graduation Rate 38%

Time Taken to Graduate	School	State	US
Within 4 Years	23%	26%	33%
Within 6 Years	38%	47%	49%
Within 8 Years	41%	54%	52%

Graduation by Ethnicity	School	State	US
Asian	50%	57%	57%
Caucasian	31%	51%	53%
Hispanic or Latino	40%	44%	47%
Native American or Alaskan Native	50%	57%	55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	50%	53%	63%
Non-US citizens/residents	50%	53%	58%
Two or more races	40%	48%	48%
Other race	33%	55%	53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 5,656

Full-time Undergrads 17%

Avg Entry Age 24

Graduate Students N/A

Enrollment by Gender	School	State	US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates	41%	55%	57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates	59%	45%	43%

Enrollment by Race and Nativity	School	State	US
Asian	3%	15%	7%
Black	5%	6%	13%
Caucasian	30%	26%	50%
Hispanic or Latino	59%	40%	19%
Native American or Alaskan Native	1%	0%	1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Non-US citizens/residents	0%	5%	4%
Two or more races	2%	5%	4%
Other race	0%	4%	4%

Enrollment by Family Income	School	State	US
$0–$30K	54%	49%	37%
$30K–$48K	27%	21%	17%
$48K–$75K	17%	15%	16%

Nearby Colleges

California State University-Bakersfield

24 miles, E • 2.8 star

Santa Barbara Business College-Bakersfield

27 miles, E • 1 star

UEI College-Bakersfield

28 miles, E

Milan Institute-Bakersfield West

29 miles, E

Nearby Airports

Meadows Field

30 miles, E • 1 star

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

54 miles, SW • 1.4 star

Santa Maria Public Airport-Capt G Allan Hancock Field

59 miles, W • 1 star

San Luis County Regional Airport

67 miles, NW • 1 star