Learning Center

Welcome To The Learning Center

The Learning Center supports Porterville College's Mission by offering academic support to students at every level of skill and ability through peer and faculty tutorial services and a supervised learning software lab.

If you are on campus, come in and see what is happening in the Learning Center, located in LRC-503 in the Learning Center Resource building. We have had many changes over the past couple of semesters. In our lab area, we continue to offer self-paced lab classes. Our reading and writing lab students are now using MyReadingLab and MyWritingLab. Our math lab students are now using MyMathLab and ALEKS.

We continue to offer tutoring in a wide variety of subjects. In addition, instructors from the Science/Math and Language Arts divisions are available to assist students. Come in and see which of our services will best suit your needs.

Learning Center Hours

Monday - Thursday

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Closed Weekends

LAB hours begin at 8:00 a.m. each day.

Clinics

What are Clinics?

Clinics are short workshops that provide instruction and practice in the skills necessary for students to succeed in a variety of academic subjects. A math clinic, for example, might offer strategies for overcoming "math anxiety" or teach calculator skills. A language arts clinic might focus on avoiding sentence fragments, or developing proofreading skills.

There are no Clinics currently scheduled.

Links

Click on the corresponding link below to go to the login page for

MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab, MyMathLab or ALEKS.

Services Offered

The Learning Center offers a variety of services designed to help students achieve academic success. Our tutors, writing mentors and faculty lab instructors assist hundreds of students on an individual basis every semester.

Tutorial Services
Lab Faculty
Proctor Services

Free tutoring services are available to PC students who feel a need for assistance.

Appointment with tutors are made in the Learning Center.

Mon. - Thurs.: 8:00 - 11:30, 1:00 - 5:30

Fri.: 8:00 - 12:00

Please download and print a referral form (click "Open", if prompted and click "Cancel", if prompted for login information) and have it filled out by your instructor or counselor before coming to the Learning Center.

We have Language Arts and Math/Science instructors in the Learning Center who are available for drop-in assistance. The instructors' schedule is posted in the Learning Center as well as on this page.

(Click here for schedules)

Exam proctoring is available at Porterville College.

Please contact Charlene Whitfield for additional information.

Proctoring is free to all PC students.

Students who are not currently enrolled at PC will have a $20 per exam fee.

This fee is payable at the Business Office (AC-102) and must be paid prior to arriving for the exam appointment.

Take your receipt and photo ID with you to your exam appointment.

CONTACT US:

Charlene Whitfield
Learning Center Technician (LRC-503)

Mon. - Thurs.	8:00 - 11:30
	1:00 - 5:30
Fri.	8:00 - 12:00

100 E. College Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
559-791-2227 office
559-791-2289 fax
charlene.whitfield@portervillecollege.edu

Catherine Hodges
Associate Professor of English/Tutorial Coordinator
Mrs. Hodges' schedule is posted in the Learning Center and on her office door (LRC-546)

100 E. College Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
559-791-2240 phone
chodges@portervillecollege.edu

Dr. Stewart Hathaway
Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Hathaway'sschedule is posted on his officedoor (SM-123C)

100 E. College Ave.
Porterville, CA 93257
559-791-2262 phone
shathawa@portervillecollege.edu