Academics at Truckee Meadows Community College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Truckee Meadows Community College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Truckee Meadows 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 10,861 undergraduate students at Truckee Meadows Community College is 716 . 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 20 to 1 which places Truckee Meadows Community College among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Truckee Meadows Community College , there are 20 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (22.0% ) are full-time.

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

	The vast majority of the faculty (93.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (10.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Truckee Meadows Community College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Truckee Meadows Community College offers 86 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 70 majors within 32 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Truckee Meadows Community College awarded 1,510 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Science Technologies/Technicians (Other)	509	509
Liberal Arts General Studies	320	320
General Business/Commerce	131	131
Nursing	57	57
Criminal Justice & Corrections	48	48

Find out what Truckee Meadows Community College's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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