Frequently Asked Questions

The Early College Program at Porterville College includes all opportunities for students to earn college credit through PC while they are in high school: dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and articulated credit.

Dual enrollment is when you take a college course at your high school (during your high school day) with other high school students. Concurrent enrollment is when you enroll in a PC course that is offered at PC (or online) that is available to non-high school students. You can view more differences at our main Early College webpage.

Some high schools have CTE courses that grant articulated credit (college credit) through an exam process that has been approved by that high school district and PC. For more information about articulated credit available at your high school site please contact your high school counselor. Please be aware that most high schools do not have articulated courses approved that award college credit.

Students select dual and/or concurrent courses through a platform called DualEnroll.com. You can find out more information on this platform and the necessary steps to enrollment on our Enroll page.

You can ask your high school counselor what dual classes are offered at your high school. You can also check on DualEnroll.com to see available dual courses specific to your high school.

As a high school student, you are designated as a Special Part-Time Admit student. You may enroll in a total of up to 11 units in the Fall and again in the Spring, and then up to 7 units in the Summer, including both dual and concurrent enrollment classes.

It is suggested that high school students check with their high school counselor regarding which concurrent enrollment courses they should take. You can also meet with a PC Counselor or Ed. Advisor when they are at your high school. Our Counselors and Ed. Advisors visit the different high schools in Porterville once a week. You can schedule an appointment with them through your high school counselor.

As a high school student, you are designated as a Special Part-Time Admit student. You may enroll in a total of up to 11 units in the Fall and again in the Spring, and then up to 7 units in the Summer, including both dual and concurrent enrollment classes.

It is suggested that high school students check with their high school counselor regarding which concurrent enrollment courses they should take. You can also meet with a PC Counselor or Ed. Advisor when they are at your high school. Our Counselors and Ed. Advisors visit the different high schools in Porterville once a week. You can schedule an appointment with them through your high school counselor.

Students will be evaluated based on their high school transcripts to determine eligibility for a course with a prerequisite. If you are requesting a course with a prerequisite, please submit a transcript with your form. You can view prerequisite details in our catalog.

To get more information on earning PC college credit for passing an AP exam, please visit Advanced Placement Program in our most recent catalog.

All course information can be found on DualEnroll.com.

Courses completed at PC will go on your PC college transcript. It is up to your high school site whether they also add them to your high school transcript. If you have questions on if a college course will be on your high school transcript please reach out to your high school counselor.

College courses you take through DualEnroll.com are for college credit only. High School credit will only be given based on the approval of your high school or district administrator. Taking a dual or concurrent enrollment course at PC does not guarantee high school credit.

“W” stands for “withdrawal.” It means that you dropped the course after the census date. A “W” will show on your transcript; a “W” is better than a D or an F, but you still want to avoid it if you can. When you receive a “W” you want to make sure that you retake that course as soon as you are ready to. Make sure you pay attention to important dates, like drop dates, each term. See Important Dates.

It is recommended that students who are not doing well in dual or concurrent enrollment courses drop the course before the census date or before the last date to receive a W. If students do not drop, and then receive a D or F, they will have to retake that class to improve their grade before being able to take another PC course. This is a local PC policy for students in the Early College Program and is in place to help high school students raise their GPA and poor academic standing on their college transcript. Poor grades will have a negative impact on their college GPA and academic standing. For more on academic standing, please read the Academic Standing section in our college catalog.

PC's online courses are all offered through Canvas (https://kccd.instructure.com/). The PC website has helpful information about Canvas, including a video tutoring here: Technology Resource page for Online Students.

For dual enrollment, all fees are waived. For concurrent enrollment, tuition fees are waived but students are responsible for all other fees and the cost of textbooks and materials. To view and pay your fees, log in to MyBanWeb.

No. Financial Aid is not available to students who have not graduated from high school. If you have fees and materials costs that you cannot cover, please talk with your high school site. High Schools may have support services in place, but it is not required that they cover the costs for concurrent enrollment.

For dual enrollment, your books will be provided by your high school. For concurrent enrollment, you can search for and purchase required textbooks using the course CRN at the PC Bookstore.

Early College students can register for classes once registration has opened for all students. Students can request courses in DualEnroll.com before the open registration date, but students will not be enrolled in courses until open registration begins. Student course requests will not be submitted for enrollment if parent consent has not been given, the student’s account is not complete, or there are issues with enrollment (such as holds on the student’s account) which will need to be resolved by our Admissions and Records Department prior to enrollment.