Academics at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Pennsylvania Highlands 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 2,658 undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is 108 . 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Pennsylvania Highlands 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 (24.0% ) are full-time.

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

	A slim percentage of the faculty (24.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (76.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College offers 27 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 23 majors within 13 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College awarded 295 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	124	124
General Business/Commerce	46	46
Criminal Justice & Corrections	21	21
Accounting	13	13
Allied Health Professions	12	12

Find out what Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's top fields of study and majors are

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