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The Blue Ridge Community College - Weyers Cave Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Blue Ridge Community College have a good student to faculty ratio?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at Blue Ridge Community College - Weyers Cave .

Below Average Student to Faculty Ratio

Student to faculty ratio is one of the standard metrics used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 20 students for every one instructional faculty member, Blue Ridge Community College has more students split among the same faculty when compared to the national average of 15 . This metric might be an indicator that larger class sizes may be the norm, especially in introductory courses.

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 Blue Ridge Community College as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees165699641.8%
Total of Those With Faculty Status165699641.8%
Tenured Faculty----
On Tenure Track----
Not on Tenure Track165699641.8%
Without Faculty Status----
Graduate Assistants----

Number of Full-Time Teachers is Average

At Blue Ridge Community College ,42.0% of the teaching staff are full time, which is on average when compared nationally.

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 Blue Ridge Community College does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.

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