Academics at Renton Technical College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Renton Technical College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Renton Technical 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 3,546 undergraduate students at Renton Technical College is 208 . 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 17 to 1 which makes Renton Technical College worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Renton Technical College , there are 17 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (35.0% ) are full-time.

73 instructors are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (19.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Renton Technical College compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

Renton Technical College offers 45 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 33 majors within 12 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Renton Technical College awarded 257 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Nursing	31	0	31
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	21	0	21
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	21	0	21
Computer Information Systems	0	20	20
Computer Systems Networking	14	0	14

Find out what Renton Technical College's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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