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The Porterville College Learning Center provides comprehensive testing services to meet the needs of our PC students and community. Exams are proctored in a distraction-reduced environment and testing is monitored throughout the testing period. Test proctoring is available to accommodate Disability Resource Center (DRC) students, PC students who need make-up testing, and KCCD testing free of charge. Proctored testing services for community members outside of the KCCD district is available for a fee of $20 per appointment payable to the Porterville College Business Office.
Note: All students must schedule an appointment at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the test date. Exceptions to this rule will be determined on a case-by-case basis. If you do not need accommodations and are making up an exam, please skip to Step 3.
Note: If we have not received the exam and parameters by 5:00pm on the day prior to a scheduled test, the testing appointment will be rescheduled.
Note: Exams cannot be returned via faculty mailboxes. Learning Center staff will always be present in the Learning Center to proctor and maintain the academic integrity of student exams.
Note: These items are strictly prohibited unless previously approved by the instructor prior to the student's testing appointment. All non-approved items are stored in the LRC storage room in designated cubbies separate from the testing area. Students will not have access to these items while they are testing:
Note: The Learning Center may provide a pencil, calculator, and blank scratch paper to students who do not bring their own (only if previously approved).
The Porterville College Learning Center works in conjunction with the Disability Resource Center's (DRC) services to provide appropriate testing accommodations for students. Test proctoring is an opportunity to provide equal access to testing and does NOT provide an unfair advantage to Disability Resource Center (DRC) students. Such approved accommodations include but are not limited to readers, extended time, and/or use of assistive technology programs.
Per Provision of Title III of the ADA, 42 USC Section 12189:
“Any person that offers examinations or courses related to applications, licensing, certification, or credentialing for secondary or postsecondary education, professional, or trade purposes shall offer such examinations of courses in a place and manner accessible to persons with disabilities or offer alternative accessible arrangements for such individuals.”
In order to uphold standards following Title III of the ADA, 42 USC Section 12189, instructors will need to allow flexibility in when students can take their exams. Students' testing appointment time frames may vary from class start time. This is done to provide students with their extended accommodated time or when they have multiple exams in one day.
Testing accommodations are provided to students with abilities after a thorough review of disability documentation and a comprehensive process between the students and DRC office via an Academic Accommodation Plan (AAP). Once AAPs are processed, faculty and Learning Center staff are notified via email communication of the student's utilization of academic accommodations during the indicated semester. The Learning Center offers a distraction-reduced environment and provides equal access to students with disabilities to their testing ability.
The following accommodations may be approved through the student's Academic Accommodation Plan:
Students requesting a Sign Language Interpreter for their appointment must schedule at least 3 business days (72 hours) prior to the test date. Interpreter requests may be submitted by the student themselves or Learning Center staff and can be completed through the Sign Language Interpreter Request Form located on the DRC website.
The Porterville College Learning Center agrees to:
The Learning Center Technicians' priority is to ensure that the academic integrity of student exams remains intact during the entire duration of the proctored testing appointment. Learning Center Technicians:
Proctored testing services for community members outside of the KCCD district are available for a fee of $25.00 per appointment. The Learning Center is able to accommodate paper-based exams, and computer-based exams via Canvas and other school programs. Please see a step-by-step guide on scheduling your testing appointment below:
Learning Resource Center Building, LRC-503
100 E College Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
Phone: 559-791-2227
Email: pclrc@portervillecollege.edu
Hours: Monday - Thursday: 7:00 am - 7:00 pm, Fridays: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. (During the summers, we are closed on Fridays.)
For more information, please contact:
Samuel Perez, Learning Center Technician (7:00am - 7pm Monday - Thursday, 8am - 12pm Friday)
samuel.perez@portervillecollege.edu | 559-791-2227
Joe Romero, Learning Center Technician, Evening Substitute (4:00pm-7:00pm Monday - Thursday, 8am
- 12pm Friday)
joe.romero@portervillecollege.edu | 559-791-2227
Reagen Dozier, Director of Student Success Programs (MESA Coordinator)
reagen.dozier@portervillecollege.edu | 559-791-2271
