Academic Life at Porterville College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Porterville College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

32 Majors With Completions

19:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

41% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Porterville College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
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Faculty & Class Sizes

At 19 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Porterville College is above the national average of 15 to 1. 41% of the instructors at Porterville College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Porterville College can choose from 32 majors with reported graduates spanning 21 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Porterville College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Porterville College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	116
Social Sciences, General	114
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	111
Biological and Physical Sciences	91
Criminal Justice and Corrections	72

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Porterville College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? Porterville College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 3,330 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (51% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Porterville College.

Continue Your Research on Porterville College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Academic Majors at Porterville College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty & Class Sizes at Porterville College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at Porterville College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Porterville College — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at Porterville College — the schools accreditation and what it means