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The Cape Cod Community College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Cape Cod Community College have a good student to faculty ratio?

Get a feel for student life at Cape Cod Community College by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.

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Student to Faculty Ratio is Well Above Average

With 10 students for every one instructional faculty member, Cape Cod Community College ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

Instructional Staff at the College

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 Cape Cod Community College as primarily performing research or public service.

Total Full Time Part Time Percent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees 250 70 180 28%
Total of Those With Faculty Status 250 70 180 28%
Tenured Faculty 37 37 - 100%
On Tenure Track 33 33 - 100%
Not on Tenure Track 180 - 180 -
Without Faculty Status - - - -

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Average

Only 28% of the instructors at Cape Cod Community College are employed full time, which is below the national average of 47%.

Heavier Reliance on Part-Time Teachers

At Cape Cod Community College, 72% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is above the national average of 51.4%.

Colleges often use part-time professors and adjuncts to teach courses, rather than full-time faculty. This hiring practice is primarily a way to save money amid increasingly tight budgets. However, it is a controversial practice with strong views on either side. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring.

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