Taft College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Taft College?

For the IPEDS 2025-26 reporting period, Taft College's published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees averaged about $1,108 for California residents and $13,564 for nonresidents. Residency classification therefore makes a substantial difference. Part-time per-credit charges were reported as $46 for residents and $452 for nonresidents; students should confirm current rates and any additional course charges before registering.

• California-resident full-time tuition and required fees: approximately $1,108 in the 2025-26 figures.
• Nonresident full-time tuition and required fees: approximately $13,564 in the same reporting period.
• Reported annual room and board charge: $8,095; reported books and supplies cost: $1,062.

Those figures are not a complete, individualized annual budget. Housing arrangements, transportation, personal expenses, course materials, and enrollment intensity change what a student spends. Nor should the room-and-board figure automatically be added to every commuter's bill: living at home, renting elsewhere, and living in college housing involve different costs.

Financial aid can lower the amount a student ultimately pays. In the IPEDS 2024-25 figures, 90% of students received some form of financial aid. Reported average net prices for students in the lowest listed family-income bracket were $2,536, while the figure for the $48,001-$75,000 bracket was $3,985. Net price is an average cost after applicable grant and scholarship aid, not a quoted price for a particular applicant. Eligible students may pursue federal and California grants, the California College Promise Grant, and scholarships by completing the appropriate aid applications and meeting deadlines. The reported share receiving student loans was 0%; that statistic does not, by itself, establish a loan policy or what an individual student can borrow.

What are the work-study opportunities at Taft College?

Students considering paid work while attending Taft College should distinguish Federal Work-Study from an ordinary part-time job. Work-Study is need-based federal aid: an eligible student earns wages through an approved position rather than receiving the full award simply for enrolling. Eligibility, available funding, and open positions all matter.

Students can ask the financial aid office whether Work-Study is available for their award year and how positions are posted. They should also check ordinary campus employment opportunities, which may have different eligibility and hiring rules. A job outside the college does not automatically count as Federal Work-Study.

For career planning beyond a student job, Taft College reports résumé assistance, career and interest testing, interview workshops, and counseling. Those services can help students identify suitable work and prepare applications; an internship is not a college-wide requirement for every student.