Program Payoff

Taft College

Taft, California. 37 certificate and associate programs, public. 37 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in California.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $97,050
Accountants and Auditors
Biological and Physical Sciences Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $48,460
Office Clerks, General
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $124,390
General and Operations Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,240
Security Guards
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $50,110
Dental Assistants
Economics Associate's degree not published $94,700
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $210,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate's degree not published
English Language and Literature, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $63,610
Health Education Specialists
History Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $51,090
Social and Human Service Assistants
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $77,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree not published $100,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mathematics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $58,060
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $58,060
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $54,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $54,300
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Associate's degree not published $130,850
Engineers, All Other
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Associate's degree not published $101,370
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Sociology Associate's degree not published $174,560
Managers, All Other
Special Education and Teaching Undergraduate certificate not published $101,060
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Special Education and Teaching Associate's degree not published $101,060
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $57,990
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Visual and Performing Arts, General Associate's degree not published $75,130
Graphic Designers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.