The Pima Medical Institute - Aurora Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does PMI Aurora have a good student to faculty ratio?

Get a feel for student life at PMI Aurora by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

Poor Student to Faculty Ratio

Pima Medical Institute - Aurora , with 25 students for every instructional faculty member, ranks among the lowest in comparison to the national average of 15 :1. This ratio indicates that the number of students split between the same faculty is much higher than normal, and could mean students will experience larger class sizes and fewer opportunities to connect with professors, especially in introductory courses.

Instructional Staff at the College

The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Pima Medical Institute - Aurora as primarily performing research or public service.

Above Average Use of Full-Time Teachers

Pima Medical Institute - Aurora has more full-time teachers than the average school, with 69.0% of instructors teaching full time.

No Tenure System at This School

This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring. It's your education and your money on the line. Make sure you know what you are getting for it.

No Graduate Programs

Many U.S. colleges utilize enrolled graduate assistants to help instructional faculty, however, as Pima Medical Institute - Aurora does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.