Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Taft's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.
Taft has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 8,426 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in California average (20,004 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Taft College4,4644,464
Similarly Ranked Schools8,4268,426
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in California20,00418,707
The below chart compares the student population between Taft College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,251 male and 2,213 female students attending Taft. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.02 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Taft.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Taft
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,4649673,497
Men2,2513241,927
Women2,2136431,570

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,980 Hispanic students (66.76%) and 766 White students (17.16%) at Taft College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Taft College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Taft College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1147
Asian693138
Black or African American1556986
Hispanic2,9801,5261,454
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander716
White766312454
Two or More Races963561
Race/Ethnicity Unknown375268107
Total 4,4642,2512,213

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,259 students whose age under twenty five and 1,608 students whose age is over thirty years old at Taft College.
Especially, 657 students are younger than eighteen and 22 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Taft College.
Population by Student Age at Taft College
TotalMenWomen
Total4,464 2,2512,213
Under 18657 297360
18-19734 336398
20-21425 184241
22-24443 183260
25-29596 285311
30-34466 257209
35-39314 178136
40-49512 329183
50-64294 187107
65 and over22 148
unknown1 10
Total 4,464 2,2512,213

Online Student Population

At Taft College, 1,988 students (44.53% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,264 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,263 students live in California where Taft College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total4,464
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,264
Enrolled Some in Online Classes724
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,476
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,264
California Residents1,263
Other State in U.S.1
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0