Programs, Certificates and Degrees

Listed below are Job Skills Certificates, Certificates of Achievement and Degree Programs which Porterville College currently offers. Suggested courses of study that may be found in the catalog are indicated by (JSC), (CA), (AA) or (AS). Job Skills Certificates (less than 18 units) document the satisfactory completion of training in a specific area of study. Certificates of Achievement (18 units of study or more) are awarded for the completion of a formal instructional program which is designed to give the learner skills, knowledge, and attitudes for a specific field or endeavor.

To qualify for a Certificate of Achievement, the student must complete all required credits with a grade of “C” or higher in each course. Courses taken at other accredited institutions of higher education are accepted towards the certificate or degree program provided that at least one-half of the credits are taken in residence at Porterville College. Only Certificates of Achievement will be posted to transcripts.

• Accounting -Paraprofessional (CA)
• Administration Of Justice
• Administration of Justice (AA, CA)
• Agriculture
• Agriculture: Production (AA)
• Art
• Applied Design (AA, CA)
• Art: Studio (AA, CA)
• Commercial (AA, CA)
• Technical Illustration: Art Graphics (CA)
• Technical Illustration: Photography (CA)
• Biology and Physical Science (AA, AS)
• Business
• Business (AA)
• Business Administration (AA)
• Child Development
• Child Development (AA)
• Child Development Associate Teacher Certificate (CA)
• Child Development Teacher Permit (CA)
• EMT-1 (JSC)English (AA)
• Human Services (CA)
• Information Systems (AA, CA)
• Industrial Technology (JSC)
• Instructional Aide (CA)
• Liberal Arts (AA)
• Mathematics (AA)
• Nursing
• Nursing, Registered (AS)
• Psychiatric Technology (CA)
• Vocational Nursing (CA)
• Office Technology (AA, CA)
• Photography (AA)
• Social Science (AA)
• Wildland Firefighter (JSC)