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Taft College
29 Cougar Court, Taft, CA 93268 · Public 4-year · (661) 763-7700 · School website
Career programs at Taft College
Taft College reported 8 certificate and associate completions in 1 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (8). College Scorecard counts 3,556 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Taft College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $1,108
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $1,108
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $10,852
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,062
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $2,823
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $38,861
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Taft College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other welding programs within 40 miles
- Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CA · 32.8 mi