by our College Data Analytics TeamCheck out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at Altierus Career College - Bissonnet .
Altierus Career College - Bissonnet , with 24 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.
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 Altierus Career College - Bissonnet as primarily performing research or public service.
| Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
| Total of Instructional Employees | 36 | 7 | 29 | 19.4% |
| Total of Those With Faculty Status | 7 | 7 | - | 100.0% |
| Tenured Faculty | - | - | - | - |
| On Tenure Track | - | - | - | - |
| Not on Tenure Track | 7 | 7 | - | 100.0% |
| Without Faculty Status | 29 | - | 29 | - |
| Graduate Assistants | - | - | - | - |
Altierus Career College - Bissonnet's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 19.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.
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.
Many U.S. colleges utilize enrolled graduate assistants to help instructional faculty, however, as Altierus Career College - Bissonnet does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.
