Fresno State South Valley Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP)

In the new The South Valley Integrated Teacher Education Program, future teachers in the South Valley will complete their first two years of college work in a carefully aligned program at one of three community colleges:

• College of the Sequoias
• Porterville College
• West Hills College Lemoore

Students transfer to Fresno State and complete their remaining coursework in an accelerated two-year program at the Fresno State Visalia Campus. They also will be engaged in learning how to teach through authentic experiences in schools in their home communities. Most importantly, they will complete their Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and their teaching credential in only two more years, shortening the total time from five and one half years to four years. For more information, please contact Jesse Farias- Recruitment Counselor (jfarias@csufresno.edu).

Apply by going to www2.calstate.edu/apply.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment to learn more about the program, please select a date and time here.

California Mini-Corps Program

The California Mini-Corps program was initiated over 50 years ago. There are over 20 Mini-Corps Programs across the state at different colleges and Universities. The California Mini-Corps program recruits full-time, bilingual, Porterville College students that are pursuing a teaching career. Once a student is admitted into the program, Mini-Corps participants work as teacher assistants in local public K-12 schools providing direct instructional services to migrant learners. Mini-Corps participants work under the direct supervision of certified teachers and are supervised by a Mini-Corps College Coordinator. Participants are paid an hourly wage and also receive monthly training where they learn strategies to work with their students and can later implement as a classroom teacher. The Mini-Corps Program provides a unique opportunity for future teachers to network in local schools.

• Have an interest in the teaching field
• Experiential knowledge of migrant lifestyle
• Porterville College student (12 units or more)
• Porterville College student (12 units or more)
• Bilingual
• Citizen of the United States or meet resident criteria
• Availability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in schools
• G.P.A. Freshman 2.0, Sophomore 2.3
• Financial Aid Eligibility
• Transportation
• Pass basic skills assessment or have 48-semester units

David Herrera

Single Subject Math Teacher - Porterville High School

What do you want to be when you grow up? This was a question that I answered in second grade. I wrote, I want to be a math teacher. This dream did not change until my journey came to Porterville College. For a brief moment and a few great classes in business I thought maybe I would pursue a life in business. However, the calling of becoming a teacher was too strong to ignore. Growing in knowledge from an exceptional math department at Porterville College solidified my decision to become a math teacher. My next step would be Fresno Pacific University which continued to foster my love for Math and education. Currently I am the head of the math department and math coach at Porterville High. I have had the pleasure of working there for the last 21 years. During this time I can say that I have learned that teaching is a very rewarding and difficult job. My advice to you is if you have a love to help others and are a hard working person perceiver through school and before you know it you will have a rewarding career and a life to be admired.