Housing and Dining Fees

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Taft College Residence Hall Fees

All fees are subject to change without notice.

West Kern Community College District

2024 - 2025 Agreement for Use of Residence Hall Facilities and Food Service

• If you choose to live on campus, in addition to your tuition, there are fees for your lodging and your required meal plan. The fee is $3,665 per semester for the Ash or Cougar Dorms.
• There is also a $150 Residence Hall Security Deposit.
• Optional Payment Plan is available.
• International student fees must be paid in full upon arrival.

The Food Service Program consists of a 19-meals-per-week plan. The cafeteria is open for three meals per day Monday through Friday and two meals per day on Saturday and Sunday.

The College reserves the right to fill all vacancies. In addition, a $150 security deposit is required. When a student leaves the residence hall, all or any part of the security deposit not due for damage to or loss of property of the residence hall and/or food service charges will be refunded.

EXCEPTION: Athletes involved in fall or winter sports may be required to pay residence hall and/or food service fees during intercessions, breaks, and other periods of time beyond the check-in and check-out periods defined in the handbook. Fees will be determined at a later date by the Vice President of Student Services.

NOTE: A $150 security deposit must accompany the Residence Hall application to be placed on the list for consideration of a residence hall room.

It is each student’s responsibility to ensure fees are paid at the time of enrollment or by the due date specified for each semester. Residence hall fees are considered due when the student checks into the residence hall at the beginning of each semester.

To make each student’s experience at Taft College as enjoyable as possible, payment plan options are available for those students who cannot pay the entire balance of their residence hall fees when they move in. Participation in the payment plan option requires a $25 non-refundable administrative fee and a $250 first down payment per semester. 

A student may have the $250 down payment waived only if, prior to move in, they have their financial aid completed to the point in which the Financial Aid Department can determine aid eligibility covers the initial amount.

Semester Fees

Residence hall room and board costs is $3,665.00 per semester (Fall and Spring). Note: Board includes 19 meals per week; Ash Street and Cougar residence halls.

Participation in the payment plan option requires a $25 non-refundable Administrative Fee per semester. Security deposit and Associated Student Organization (ASO) sticker charges are not included in the payment plan option.

The payment plan information above DOES NOT include enrollment fees for classes or non-resident tuition.

Note: Enrollment fees for classes and/or tuition are paid separately at the time of registration or through a Business Office-approved payment plan.

Occupancy for the residence halls begins August 26, 2024, and ends May 23, 2025.

The student is responsible for all charges specified herein, payable at the times and in the amounts indicated. The use of housing facilities and participation in the Food Service Program is subject to the regulations of the Board of Trustees.

Taft College International Student Housing Fees

West Kern Community College District

2024-2025 Agreement for Use of Residence Hall Facilities and Food Service

The Food Service Program consists of a 19-meals-per-week plan. The cafeteria is open for three meals per day Monday through Friday and two meals per day on Saturday and Sunday.

Taft College reserves the right to fill all vacancies. In addition, a $150 security deposit is required. When a student leaves the residence hall, all or any part of the security deposit not due for damage to or loss of property of the residence hall and/or food service charges will be refunded.

EXCEPTION: Athletes involved in fall or winter sports may be required to pay residence hall and/or food service fees during intercessions, breaks, and other periods of time beyond the check-in and check-out periods defined in the handbook. Fees will be determined at a later date by the Vice President of Student Services.

NOTE: A $150 security deposit must accompany the Residence Hall application to be placed on the list for consideration of a residence hall room.

FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, ALL FEES MUST BE PAID UPON ARRIVAL DATE. THERE IS NO PAYMENT PLAN OPTION.

Semester Fees

Residence hall room and board costs is $3,665.00 per semester (Fall and Spring). Note: Board includes 19 meals per week; Ash Street and Cougar residence halls.