2014 Taft College Student Success Scorecard
The West Kern Community College District is a single college district serving a 767 square mile area in western Kern County.
The college was established in 1922 and encompasses the Maricopa Unified School District, the Taft Union High School District,
and five elementary school districts. The college offers 37 degrees and 24 certificates in transfer education and career-technical
education. Taft College has embarked on an ambitious modernization and construction project that will completely transform
the campus through the development of new educational spaces in accordance with its Educational Master Plan.
Student Information (2012-13)
Other Information (2012-13)
Students
10,321
GENDER
RACE/ETHNICITY
Full-Time Equivalent Students
Credit Sections
2,540.1
1,548
Female
30.1%
African American
7.8%
Non-Credit Sections
53
Male
69.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.8%
Median Credit Section Size
22
Unknown Gender
0.3%
Asian
1.8%
Percentage of Full-Time Faculty
Filipino
1.2%
Student Counseling Ratio
AGE
Under 20 years old
15.4%
Hispanic
51.2%
20 to 24 years old
24.7%
Pacific Islander
0.3%
25 to 39 years old
36.5%
White
34.4%
40 or more years old
23.4%
Two or More Races
1.9%
Unknown Age
0.0%
Unknown Ethnicity
0.5%
2014 Taft College Student Success Scorecard
62.9%
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2014 Taft College Student Success Scorecard Metrics
Completion
Persistence
30 Units
Remedial
Unprepared
Overall
Prepared
Unprepared
Overall
Prepared
Unprepared
Overall
Math
English
ESL
Career Technical
Education
Prepared
73.0%
28.2%
34.4%
76.2%
59.3%
61.6%
65.1%
52.9%
54.6%
24.2%
42.7%
36.4%
47.1%
Female
79.4%
30.8%
37.9%
79.4%
65.7%
67.7%
64.7%
53.0%
54.7%
25.6%
48.4%
38.5%
60.7%
Male
65.5%
25.6%
30.8%
72.4%
52.8%
55.4%
65.5%
52.8%
54.5%
21.8%
33.7%
33.3%
40.3%
Under 20 years old
74.5%
28.3%
35.8%
81.8%
62.9%
66.0%
67.3%
50.5%
53.3%
29.2%
37.7%
50.0%
46.3%
20 to 24 years old
75.0%
17.4%
22.0%
75.0%
39.1%
42.0%
50.0%
56.5%
56.0%
25.0%
45.1%
0.0%
54.4%
25 to 39 years old
50.0%
32.7%
34.0%
0.0%
57.1%
52.8%
50.0%
61.2%
60.4%
19.0%
49.0%
40.0%
48.3%
40 or more years old
NA
46.7%
46.7%
NA
60.0%
60.0%
NA
60.0%
60.0%
11.3%
47.6%
33.3%
29.4%
African-American
100.0%
43.5%
45.8%
0.0%
69.6%
66.7%
100.0%
65.2%
66.7%
36.4%
53.1%
NA
35.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native
100.0%
0.0%
33.3%
100.0%
50.0%
66.7%
100.0%
0.0%
33.3%
0.0%
0.0%
NA
NA
Asian
80.0%
75.0%
77.8%
100.0%
50.0%
77.8%
100.0%
50.0%
77.8%
57.1%
66.7%
NA
69.2%
Filipino
0.0%
42.9%
37.5%
0.0%
85.7%
75.0%
100.0%
71.4%
75.0%
44.4%
50.0%
0.0%
62.5%
Hispanic
66.7%
24.8%
29.2%
61.1%
58.8%
59.1%
55.6%
57.5%
57.3%
25.0%
42.4%
38.1%
44.3%
Pacific Islander
NA
33.3%
33.3%
NA
100.0%
100.0%
NA
66.7%
66.7%
25.0%
33.3%
NA
NA
White
72.7%
29.8%
36.5%
81.8%
57.9%
61.6%
60.6%
50.6%
52.1%
22.8%
40.2%
NA
52.2%
Cohort Tracked for Six
Years Through 2012-13
Cohort
2014 Taft College Student Success Scorecard
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