Taft College
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Established: | August 30, 1922 |
Type: | Public Junior College |
President: | Dr. Roe Darnell |
Faculty: | 40 full-time 59 part-time |
Students: | 8000 |
Location: | Taft, CA, USA |
Campus: | Suburban |
Nickname: | Cougars |
Website: | www.taftcollege.edu |
Taft College is a public community college located in Taft, California. Taft College is a part of the California Community Colleges system and fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
The College was founded on August 30, 1922 as Taft Junior College and was a part of the Taft Union High School District with classes held on the campus of Taft High School. The school switched to its current name on July 1, 1954 and opened its own separate campus adjacent to the high school in September 1956.