Academics at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia 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 5,275 undergraduate students at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia is 541 . 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 19 to 1 which places San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia , there are 19 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (30.0% ) are full-time.

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

	A slim percentage of the faculty (30.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia offers 15 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 12 majors within 5 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia awarded 433 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Allied Health Professions	41	96	137
Nursing	59	0	59
Health & Medical Administrative Services	52	0	52
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	52	0	52
Human Resource Management	34	0	34

Find out what San Joaquin Valley College - Visalia's top fields of study and majors are

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