Academics at Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Kalamazoo Valley Community College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Kalamazoo Valley Community College this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 8,069 undergraduate students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College is 582 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 16 to 1 which makes Kalamazoo Valley Community College worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Kalamazoo Valley Community College , there are 16 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (21.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (21.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (79.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Kalamazoo Valley Community College compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers 39 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 32 majors within 16 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Kalamazoo Valley Community College awarded 1,014 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	582	582
Nursing	78	78
General Engineering Technology	54	54
Business Administration & Management	35	35
General Engineering	34	34

Find out what Kalamazoo Valley Community College's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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