Health Careers

 

Psychiatric Technician Program Application Period

The Health Careers Department will be accepting applications for the PT program, see below for the next open application period. Applications can be submitted in Sage 111 or by mail. For more information and to download the PT application, click on Future Students.

 

January 1-31 for August (Fall) PT cohort

June 1-30 for January (Spring) PT cohort

 

Vocational Nursing Program Application Period

The Health Careers Department will be accepting applications for the VN program, see below for the next open application period. Applications can be submitted in Sage 111 or by mail. For more information and to download the VN application, click on Future Students.

 

January 1-31 for August (Fall) VN cohort

August 1-31 for January (Spring) VN cohort

Registered Nursing Program Application Period

The Health Careers Department will be accepting applications biannualy.  Applications can be submitted in Sage 111 or by mail. For more information on program requirements, RN Application and Multi-Criteria Selection Process, and other important resources click on  Future Students. 

 

 

The January application will be available online in early January.
Revised application dates will be posted by January 15, 2026.

 

Transfer Credit

Students who have completed coursework at institutions other than Porterville College, Bakersfield College, or Cerro Coso Community College must submit official transcripts to the Admissions and Records Office prior to submitting the RN application. Official transcripts from Bakersfield College or Cerro Coso Community College are not required, as the institutions share the KCCD systems.

 

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Program

The Health Careers Department offers the EMT-B program every Fall and Spring semester. There is no program application to complete, students must be a Porterville College student and enroll to the course via the InsidePC student portal.

Day & Time Options

Fall and Spring - Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

 

 

Additional Information

Attention Registered Nursing Applicants!

• New enrollment period added. Starting 2023, the ADN (RN) program will have biannual application periods. See Important Dates & Deadlines section for more information. 

• Porterville College Associate Degree Nursing Program uses the Multi-Criteria Selection and Ranking process for student selection (AB 548). Admission will be offered to the highest ranking applicants whose documentation supports information provided in the application. To access the Registered Nursing Multicriteria Screening Process and Application, Program Information, and other resources, click on the Future Students.