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Taft College

Taft, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West
6-yr Graduation
28%
Enrollment
4,464
peer median 4,464
Avg net price
$2,699
-$4.0k vs Community College
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About

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.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
28%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,182
$30–48k$2,000
$48–75k$4,518
$75–110k$8,225
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$2,699
-$3,984vs Community College median $6,683
Pell recipients
73.0%
Federal loans
0.5%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs34
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

469 total
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
9219.6%
02Health Professions
8518.1%
03Liberal Arts
7816.6%
04Business
5110.9%
05Biological Sciences
4810.2%
06Security/Protective
337.0%
07Psychology
316.6%
08Family/Consumer Sci
224.7%
09Social Sciences
183.8%
10Parks/Recreation
112.3%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
4,464
12-mo unduplicated
8,130
Undergraduate
8,130
Graduate
6,505

Gender split

Men
59%4,773
Women
41%3,357

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
66.8%
White
18.1%
Unknown
6.5%
Black
4.0%
Two or more
2.2%
Asian
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Non-resident
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
47

Taft College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Taft College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectTaft College
28%4,464$2,699Community College
Barton County Community College
5,092$11,865Community College
Berkeley City College
6,278$8,957Community College
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
4,203$4,443Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
2,723$8,829Community College
Canada College
6,625$10Community College
Cayuga County Community College
3,580$7,278Community College
Central Virginia Community College
3,481$5,525Community College
Cerro Coso Community College
5,549$6,078Community College
Clackamas Community College
5,545$8,236Community College
College of Alameda
6,141$9,280Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
6,004$14,186Community College
Heartland Community College
4,855$11,389Community College
Hill College
4,158$6,615Community College
Inver Hills Community College
3,804$10,651Community College
Leeward Community College
6,471$7,636Community College
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,371$6,683Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Mitchell Community College
3,979$5,761Community College
Moberly Area Community College
5,384$6,935Community College
North Hennepin Community College
5,563$9,804Community College
Paris Junior College
4,533$6,662Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College
5,263$6,347Community College
Rappahannock Community College
2,962$5,310Community College
Schenectady County Community College
3,490$5,298Community College
Shoreline Community College
4,477$10,116Community College
Snead State Community College
2,917$6,369Community College
South Piedmont Community College
4,013$4,072Community College
South Suburban College
3,818$2,919Community College
Southside Virginia Community College
3,306$6,194Community College
SUNY Corning Community College
3,720$8,488Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College
4,958$12,851Community College
Ulster County Community College
3,091$4,586Community College
Peer group median28%4,464$6,683

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Phone
661-763-7831
Address
29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA 93268

The Taft College Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) Office promotes student success and institutional effectiveness by providing access to accurate, timely, and relevant information and supporting strategic planning and accreditation processes.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Xiaohong Li
    Vice President of Information and Institutional Effectiveness/Chief Technology Officer

Documents & reports (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

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