Inside Academics at Cabrillo College

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Cabrillo College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

62 Majors With Completions

17:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

43% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 17 students per faculty member, Cabrillo College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. At Cabrillo College, 43% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Cabrillo College can choose from 62 majors with reported graduates spanning 27 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Cabrillo College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Cabrillo College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	734
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	220
Psychology, General	99
Accounting and Related Services	77
Business Administration, Management and Operations	76

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Cabrillo College:

Need flexibility? Check whether Cabrillo College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 6,516 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (73% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Cabrillo College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at Cabrillo College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty & Class Sizes at Cabrillo College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation & Retention at Cabrillo College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Cabrillo College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation at Cabrillo College — the schools accreditation and what it means