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Porterville College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you are worried about getting into Porterville College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Porterville College, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Porterville College is 38%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Porterville College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,964 undergraduates at Porterville College with 1,383 being full-time and 2,581 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Porterville College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for Porterville College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 E College Ave, Porterville, CA 93257 |
| Phone: | 559-791-2200 |
| Website: | www.portervillecollege.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,508 students took at least one online class at Porterville College. This is an increase from the 2,103 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,508 | 1,265 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,103 | 596 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,651 | 476 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,448 | 501 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,024 | 289 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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