Taft College

Taft College in Taft, California, is a community college that offers comprehensive academics to Kern County residents. Taft College also offers a range of services, which help students of all backgrounds to attend college with ease. Taft College’s career-oriented academics include professional degrees and certificates in fields like: * Court Reporting * Criminal Justice * Dental Hygiene * Energy Technology * Information Technology and Management Students who wish to transfer to a UC, Cal State or private university, may get an associate’s degree in an academic subject like: * Art * History * Humanities * Mathematics * Social Sciences Taft College also has numerous services in place to help low-income, unemployed and underemployed students. These include: * CalWorks * EOPS * Trio Services Another of Taft College’s programs is the Transition to Independent Living program. Transition to Independent Living helps the homeless and unemployed to get training for a new career. Additional services provided by this program help students to find jobs and develop personal living skills. Taft College has an open admissions policy, which means that anyone with a high school diploma or GED may enroll in most programs. Certain healthcare programs may have additional admissions requirements. Degree students who require financial assistance in order to pay tuition costs may apply for financial aid. Applicants must submit a FAFSA, as well as all records of income and expenses. Taft College offers grants, loans and work-study awards. Taft College even awards full-tuition scholarships to select high-performing students.

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