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Higher EducationCalifornia, United States201-500 Employees
Porterville College is a higher education institution located at 100 East College Avenue in Porterville, California, at the base of the High Sierra Mountain Range in southeastern Tulare County. It serves local and diverse communities by offering quality academic programs and comprehensive student support services designed to help students achieve personal, vocational, and academic potential and pursue lifelong learning. The college provides transfer preparation to four-year institutions, as well as courses and training to prepare students for employment or to enhance skills in their current fields, and it offers developmental education to strengthen basic skills. Porterville College is the northernmost college in the Kern Community College District, which serves parts of Kern, Tulare, Inyo, and San Bernardino Counties; other district colleges include Bakersfield College and Cerro Coso Community College. The institution employs between 201 and 500 staff members and operates within the higher education sector.