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Porterville College

Porterville College
100 E College Ave
Porterville, CA 93257-6058

Official telephone: (559) 791-2200
Fax number: (559) 791-2349
Website: https://www.portervillecollege.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 51%
Student:Faculty ratio: 25:1
Total faculty: 82 men, 106 women
Full-time faculty: 33 men, 44 women
Part-time faculty: 49 men, 62 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
distance learning, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agriculture, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
  • Education, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Information Technology
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Music, General
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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