Porterville

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PortervilleCollege

Preserving history while maintaining relevance• Located at the base of the High Sierra Mountain Range • Kern Community College District serves Kern, Tulare, Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties• Centrally located between the seashores of the Pacific or to the metropolitan Los Angeles area• All America City• Located in the #1 Agricultural Region in the world

CENTRALLY LOCATED CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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The JEC Center at Porterville College provides personalized services and programs. Whether you need help choosing a major, exploring careers, starting your own business, or developing job search skills, our staff is here to help you make the necessary preparations to achieve your goals and to ensure a successful transition from academic life to the working world. Call (559) 791-2216 for details.

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CAREER(JEC) CENTER

Business ManagementAssociate in Science - The Associate of Science Degree in Business Management is designed for students who wish to have a broad knowledge of business management plus additional coursework in an area of emphasis. This area of emphasis would be an ideal choice for students wishing to pursue a specific career in the management field. Graduates have a wide range of career options including: business, industry, and research. They work in multiple specialty areas including: accounting, finance, marketing, management, human resources, logistics, and information systems. Career opportunities are expected to continue to be strong in these areas.

Students can choose an area of emphasis in Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, and Logistics.

The program also o�ers certificate of achievement and job skills certificate options in all four emphasis.

Child Development Associate in Arts - Supporting Early Learning and Development; planning and guiding early learning and development; creating and maintaining program policies and practices; advancing the early childhood profession.

The program also o�ers certificate of achievement options.

Early Childhood Education Associate in Science for Transfer - The Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer provides a clearly articulated curricular track for student who wish to transfer to a CSU campus, while also serving the diverse needs of students interested in the breadth and depth of the field of early childhood education. Additionally, this degree exposes students to the core principles and practices of the field in order to build a foundation for their future personal, academic, or vocational paths. The degree was designed to facilitate students’ successful transfer to certain California State University (CSU) campuses that prepare them for advanced study in a variety of graduate programs, as well as a variety of careers such as teaching, Child Development Specialist, Program Director, and Child Life Specialists. With a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education students are eligible for the Master Teacher and Site Supervisor levels of the California Child Development Permit, using the Alternative Qualifications category.

Business Information SystemsAssociate in Science - The Business Information Systems Associate of Science will prepare students in a wide range of information systems skills such as o�ce application software, systems analysis and design, programming, data communication and networking, accounting, and business communications. These skills will prepare a student to enter into or advance within career patterns of the business information systems industry. The goal for the Business Information Systems Associate of Science is to provide an opportunity for students to complete an intensive, hands-on program preparing them for employment in the business information systems field.

Advanced Information SystemsAssociate in Science - This program prepares students transferring to a CSU in Information Technology-Information Systems (IT IS). The required classes represent the normal undergraduate core for transfer to the CSU.

Graduates from a CSU have a wide range of career options including: business, industry, teaching, research, and agriculture. They work in multiple specialty areas including: business application developers, business analysts, database designers, web and E-Commerce developers and administrators, webmasters, wireless and mobile application developers, network and security specialists, network administrators, social media specialists, and information systems consultants.

The program also o�ers job skills certificate options.

Computer Information SystemsAssociate in Science - The Computer Information Systems Associate of Science will prepare students in a wide range of information systems skills such as web design, systems analysis and design, programming, data communication and networking, communication technologies, and internet protocols. These skills will prepare a student to enter into or advance within career patterns of the computer information systems industry. The goal for the Computer Information Systems Associate in Science is to provide an opportunity for students to complete a short-term, intensive, hands-on program preparing them for employment in the computer information systems field.

CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

Administration of Justice Associate in Science for Transfer - The Associate in Science in Administration of Justice for Transfer is designed to prepare students to continue studies toward a B.A. or B.S. degree in Administration of Justice or for entry-level into a variety of career options. Students who pursue an Administration of Justice degree enjoy a wealth of career options including law enforcement, probation, and parole. They work in multiple specialty areas including detectives, S.W.A.T., narcotics, K-9 handler and motors o�cer.

The program also o�ers a certificate of achievement option.

Agriculture: Production Associate in Arts - The Agriculture major is designed for students who are looking at an Associate Degree from Porterville College as a terminal Degree as well as for students transferring to four-year schools with various Agriculture majors. The required classes represent the normal undergraduate core for transfer to the CSU system. Graduates from a four-year school have a wide range of career options including but not limited to: Agriculture Business and Agriculture Production areas.

Agribusiness Associate in Science for Transfer - The Associate in Science in Agribusiness for transfer is designed to prepare students to continue studies towards a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness or for entry-level into a variety of career options. Students who pursue an Agribusiness degree will enjoy a wealth of career options in areas including, but not limited to: Agribusiness, General Business, Agricultural Sales, Ag Marketing, Ag Finance, Agricultural Production, Agricultural research, Vocational Ag Education and general agriculture. They may work in a number of specialty areas related to Agriculture, including, but not limited to: accounting, finance, marketing, management, human resources, logistics, communication and information systems.

Business Administration Associate in Science for Transfer - The Associate in Science in Business Administration for Transfer is designed to prepare students to continue studies toward a B.A. or B.S. degree in Business Administration or for entry-level into a variety of career options. Students who pursue a Business Administration degree enjoy a wealth of career options ranging from business, industry, teaching, research, and agriculture. They work in multiple specialty areas including: accounting, finance, marketing, management, human resources, logistics, and information systems.

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Fire Technology Structural Fire Fighter Certificate of Achievement - The Fire Technology Structural Fire Fighter Certificate program is intended to provide students with the skills, understanding and hands-on training needed for fire service employment opportunities. The Fire Technology Structural Fire Fighter Certificate program focuses on an introduction to fire protection education, career opportunities in fire protection and related fields, philosophy and history of fire protection, fire loss analysis, organization and function of public and private fire protection services, fire departments as part of local government, laws and regulations a�ecting the fire service, fire service nomenclature, basic fire chemistry and physics, basic fire control strategy and tactics, and common fire protection systems.

The program also o�ers a job skills certificate in Wildland Firefighting.

Industrial Maintenance Certificate of Achievement - The Industrial Maintenance Certificate Program will prepare students in electrical control systems, residential and commercial wiring, electrical motor control, hydraulics, pneumatics, piping systems, welding, and programmable logic controllers (PLC) to enter into the industrial maintenance workforce. The goal for the Industrial Maintenance Certificate program is to provide an opportunity for students to complete a short-term, intensive, hands-on program preparing them for employment in the Industrial Maintenance field.

The program also o�ers a job skills certificate in Industrial Technology and Welding.

Public Safety Associate in Science - The Public Safety degree is a two-year course of study designed to prepare students for entry-level employment upon graduation from Porterville College. The Associate in Science in Public Safety o�ers the student vocational training programs in law enforcement, corrections and fire. The curriculum surveys the history, development, theory and practical application of knowledge in areas of law enforcement, corrections and fire. Curriculum is kept current by continuous contact with other colleges, criminal justice agencies and fire organizations. The training programs are certified by the California Commission on Peace O�cers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.), the State Board of Fire Services and the California Fire Chief’s Association.