Taft College Transfer Center

We offer preparation and transfer assistance, as well as help in choosing your transfer school, including those located out-of-state with steep savings on nonresident tuition. See our Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAGs), below!

Welcome to the Taft College Transfer Center. Our mission is to assist students to transfer beyond the community college into public, private, or independent four-year colleges and universities. Emphasis is on the preparation and transfer of underrepresented students, many of which are first generation college bound.  

Transferring to a four-year college or university is an important step in your educational career. Our transfer services help you prepare to transfer to a college or university of your choice through workshops, events, advising, on-campus visits by university representatives, visits to university campuses, articulation information, and agreements with colleges and universities.

See our list of schools on the Western Undergraduate Exchange, where Taft College graduates can get deep, nonresident tuition savings. We encourage you to explore everything the Taft College Transfer Center has to offer and be sure to call or visit during our hours of operation for further assistance.

Transfer Admission Guarantees (TAG)


  • California State University (CSU)
    Taft College students completing an Associate in Arts for Transfer (AA-T) degree or Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree receive priority admission to the California State University (CSU) system. Students who have completed an AA-T or AS-T and are admitted to a CSU major that has been deemed similar are guaranteed admission at junior standing, and the opportunity to complete a baccalaureate degree with 60 additional semester (or 90 quarter) units. Find out where your major is offered. Learn more: FAQs.
  • University of California (UC), Select Campuses

    TAG (Transfer Admissions Guarantee) participants enter into a contract with the receiving UC campus that specifies the requirements that these students must satisfy for admission while at Taft College. Learn more.

    Taft College has a TAG with the following UC schools:

    • UC Davis
    • UC Irvine
    • UC Merced
    • UC Riverside
    • UC Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Cruz
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)

    Guaranteed Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Admission with priority admission to Taft College students with an eligible Associate Degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher, and degree or unit requirements. There are more than 20 schools. Learn more.

    Current HBCU Partners include:

    • Bennett College, Greensboro, NC.
    • Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL.
    • Central State University, Wilberforce, OH.
    • Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA.
    • Dillard University, New Orleans, LA.
    • Edward-Waters College, Jacksonville, FL.
    • Fisk University, Nashville, TN.
    • Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, FL.
    • Grambling State University, Grambling, LA.
    • Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX.
    • Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY.
    • Lane College, Jackson, TN.
    • Lincoln University of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO.
    • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, PA.
    • Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR.​
    • Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL.
    • Talladega College, Talladega, AL.
    • Tougaloo College, Jackson, MS.
    • Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL.
    • West Virginia State University, Institute, WV.
    • Wiley College, Marshall, TX.
  • University of La Verne, Greater Los Angeles Area
    Make the transfer to the University of La Verne an easy one by participating in the Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG). The University of La Verne is perennially named as one of the top private, four-year universities in California for the number of transfer students admitted from California Community Colleges. Learn more.

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Contact Us

Juana Rangel-Escobedo
Transfer Counselor
661-763-7748
jescobedo@taftcollege.edu

Student Services
661-763-7748
Business Hours
Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.