{"id":22390,"date":"2019-01-10T22:23:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T22:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/til\/?page_id=22390"},"modified":"2023-06-05T14:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T21:23:28","slug":"transition-to-independent-living","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/til\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition to Independent Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"ultib3-207680570569d9764d09d59\" class=\" ultb3-box ult-adjust-bottom-margin  \" style=\"background-color: #0a0a0a;border:5px solid #dd9933;\"><div class=\"ultb3-box-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.01);\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/Now-Accepting-Apps.png\" style=\"\" class=\"ultb3-img ultb3-img-center\" alt=\"Now Accepting Applications for 2024!\"\/><div id=\"Info-banner-wrap1948\" class=\"ultb3-info ib3-info-center\" data-animation=\"\" data-animation-delay=\"03\"><\/div><\/div><style>\n\t\t\t\t\t#ultib3-207680570569d9764d09d59 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmin-height:200px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t#ultib3-207680570569d9764d09d59 img.ultb3-img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\theight: px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t#ultib3-207680570569d9764d09d59 .ultb3-btn {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tborder:2px solid #1e73be;border-radius:50px;color:#898989;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t#ultib3-207680570569d9764d09d59 .ultb3-btn:hover {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground:#1e73be;color:#ffffff;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t<\/style>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>About Taft<\/h4>\n<p>Taft College\u00a0is a single-campus district in Kern County.\u00a0The city of\u00a0Taft is located in the foothills at the southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley just 35 minutes west of Bakersfield, 2 hours north of Los Angeles and 2 hours from California\u2019s beautiful central coast.\u00a0 The Taft area is home to about 18,000 residents.\u00a0 Cultural and recreational opportunities include:<\/p>\n<p>West Kern Oil Museum<\/p>\n<p>Carrizo Plain National Monument<\/p>\n<p>Tule Elk State Reserve<\/p>\n<p>Buena Vista Aquatic area<\/p>\n<p>Many annual events such as car shows &amp; golf tournaments<\/p>\n<p>Oildorado celebrations every 5 years<\/p>\n<p>The city of Taft has a colorful beginning.\u00a0 Legend has it that the Tilimniu Native American tribe used a substance they had to waterproof their boats and implements.\u00a0\u00a0 This is what we now call petroleum.\u00a0 The first recorded oil strike was in 1901 and is now known as the Midway Sunset Oilfield and is the largest in the lower 48 and is the backbone to our community.\u00a0 We are home to most of the major oil producers in the world.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-inline \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-inline ubtn-custom \" href=\"http:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/foundation\/til\/\" title=\"Donate\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-3254\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-no-hover-bg  ulta-float  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-left-rev  ubtn-inline   tooltip-69d9764d09dc1\"  data-hover=\"rgba(0,0,0,0.75)\" data-border-color=\"#fbde9b\" data-bg=\"#e9a912\" data-hover-bg=\"#fbde9b\" data-border-hover=\"#fbde9b\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-3254'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:18px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;width:233px;min-height:76px;padding:px px;border-radius:3px;border-width:2px;border-color:#fbde9b;border-style:outset;background: #e9a912;color: #fbf1d8;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-gift\" style=\"font-size:28px;color:#e9a912;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#fbde9b\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Donate Now!<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-inline tiltour\"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-inline ubtn-custom tiltour\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/til\/schedule_tour\/\" title=\"Schedule a Tour\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-6883\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  ulta-float  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-left-rev  ubtn-inline   tooltip-69d9764d09ea5\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"#516172\" data-bg=\"#516172\" data-hover-bg=\"#7087a0\" data-border-hover=\"#315572\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-6883'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;width:233px;min-height:76px;padding:px px;border-radius:3px;border-width:1px;border-color:#516172;border-style:inset;background: #516172;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-calendar\" style=\"font-size:25px;color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#7087a0\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Schedule a Tour<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-inline tilbookbutton\"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-inline ubtn-custom tilbookbutton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TaftCollegeTIL\/\" title=\"Visit us on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-1201\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  none  ubtn-sep-icon ubtn-sep-icon-at-right  ubtn-inline   tooltip-69d9764d09f31\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"#3a5897\" data-bg=\"#3a5897\" data-hover-bg=\"#516896\" data-border-hover=\"#3a5897\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-1201'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:15px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:bold;width:233px;min-height:76px;padding:px px;border-radius:5px;border-width:1px;border-color:#3a5897;border-style:inset;background: #3a5897;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-icon\"><i class=\"Defaults-facebook facebook-f\" style=\"font-size:25px;color:#ffffff;\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#516896\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >Visit us on Facebook<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; 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