Athletics
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Taft College continues to have a strong athletic tradition since its inception. The Taft College Athletic Department is dedicated to helping our student athletes achieve success both academically and athletically. Taft College offers students the opportunity to participate in several intercollegiate sports. Women may participate in volleyball, golf, basketball, soccer, and softball and men may participate in baseball, golf, and soccer.
Athletic eligibility rules and regulations are rigidly enforced. Taft College is a member of the Central Valley Conference. California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) is the governing body responsible for oversight of intercollegiate athletics at California community colleges. In general, a student-athlete must be continuously enrolled in a minimum of 12 units at their California community college during the semester of season of sport. Of those 12 required units, a student-athlete must be actively enrolled and attending a minimum of 6 units. Of the 12 units, at least 9 shall be courses counting towards remediation, career technical education/certificate courses, associate degree requirements, transfer/general education, and/or lower division theoretical major preparation courses as defined by the college catalog. To remain eligible, a student athlete must complete at least 6 units during the preceding academic term with a 2.0 GPA. To compete in a second season of that sport, an athlete must complete 24 units between seasons of competition with a 2.0 GPA.
Transfers who have participated in athletics at another California Community College must complete 3 units at Taft College before becoming eligible.
Since these are only general guidelines and athletic eligibility rules are complex, questions regarding eligibility should be referred to the Athletic Director or Athletic Counselor.
The Taft College Athletic Department mission is to support equitable opportunities for all student athletes and staff and embraces the principles of sportsmanship and ethical conduct, amateurism, compliance, and institutional control set forth by Taft College, the Central Valley Conference and the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A). The goal of the Athletic Department is to ensure student athlete success both academically and athletically by creating a collaborative learning environment and ensuring that coaching staff members are well equipped with the knowledge necessary to prepare student athletes to compete at levels beyond community college.