The South Coast College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at South Coast College ?

Get a feel for student life at South Coast College by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

Average Teacher to Student Ratio

Student to faculty ratio at South Coast College is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 15 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

Breakdown of Instructional Staff

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 South Coast College as primarily performing research or public service.

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Most

South Coast College's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 11.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

No Such Thing as Tenure 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 South Coast College does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.