Transferring from Porterville College
Porterville College is in Porterville, Tulare County, part of the Kern Community College District. These are the transfer programs and priorities its students can use.
Checked against the California Community Colleges list, UC and CSU sources in October 2026.
At a glance
- UC campuses with TAG
- 6
- UCLA TAP member
- No
- CSU local priorities or guarantees
- 1
- Extra UC programs
- 0
UC programs open to you
| Program | Here | What it gives |
|---|---|---|
| Transfer Admission Guarantee | Yes | Guaranteed admission to one of six UC campuses if you meet its conditions. Open to every California community college. |
| UCLA Transfer Alliance Program | No | UCLA lists 56 member colleges, and this college isn’t one of them. |
| UCLA ADT pilot | No | Limited to ten partner colleges. |
| UC San Diego UniversityLink | No | Limited to nine San Diego and Imperial County colleges. |
CSU local areas and guarantees
Most CSU campuses treat all of California as local for transfers. Some give students from certain colleges or areas an advantage, or a guarantee.
| Campus | Applies here | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | Yes | Bulldog Bound guarantees a spot at Fresno State to students from nine Central Valley colleges who meet the CSU transfer minimums. It doesn’t guarantee an impacted major. |
| CSULB | Through your high school | Since fall 2025, transfers count as local if they earned most units at Long Beach City, Cerritos, Golden West, Coastline or Orange Coast College as their last school, graduated from a high school in CSULB’s local area, or are veterans. |
| Cal Poly SLO | Through your high school | Cal Poly gives local preference by high school: graduates of high schools in San Luis Obispo County, northern Santa Barbara County and southern Monterey County. It defines no community college area for transfers. |
Campuses with a college-based rule that doesn’t cover Porterville College: SDSU, Cal State Fullerton, SJSU, Sacramento State, Cal State LA, SF State, Cal State San Marcos, Sonoma State.
Private university options
| University | What it offers |
|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | Saint Mary’s gives every California community college transfer a $5,000 Community College Pathway Grant, renewable for up to three years. |
| Whittier | Whittier’s CCC Advantage sets tuition at $28,000 a year for students with 30 transferable units and a 2.9 GPA. |
| APU, Cal Baptist, La Verne, Saint Mary's, Whittier | These universities state on their own pages that they guarantee admission to students with an Associate Degree for Transfer, on their terms. |
Other colleges in Tulare County
Plan your courses
- ASSIST shows which Porterville College courses count at each UC and CSU campus.
- UC requirements by major list the courses UC campuses expect before you transfer.
- The UC calculator compares your GPA with all nine campuses.
Questions
Is Porterville College a UCLA TAP school?
No. Porterville College isn’t on UCLA’s list of 56 Transfer Alliance Program member colleges.
Can Porterville College students use a UC TAG?
Yes. Every California community college student can file a TAG at Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara or Santa Cruz, one per cycle, in September.
Which CSU campuses give Porterville College students priority?
Fresno State. Most other CSU campuses treat all of California as local for transfers.
Sources
- UCLA Transfer Alliance Program: member colleges
- UCLA: ADT pilot
- UC San Diego: UniversityLink
- San Diego State: local admission area
- Cal State Long Beach: local admission area
- Cal State Fullerton: local admission area
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: local admission area
- Sacramento State: local admission area
- Cal State LA: local admission area
- Cal State Fullerton agreement: local admission area
- Fresno State Bulldog Bound: local admission area
- SF State: local admission area
- Cal State San Marcos: local admission area
- Sonoma State: local admission area
- Saint Mary's: transfer program
- Whittier: transfer program
- California Community Colleges: college list