Inside Academics at Central College

The Academic Picture

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

28 Majors With Completions

12:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

86% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

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

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Central College is about average at 12 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 86% of instructors full time, Central College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Central College can choose from 28 majors with reported graduates spanning 16 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Central College are summarised below:

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

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations	48
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	38
Biology, General	19
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	19
Communication, General	17

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

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

Need flexibility? Check whether Central College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 6 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 (80% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Central College

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

Majors & Degree Programs at Central College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty & Class Sizes at Central College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation & Retention at Central College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Central College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation at Central College — the schools accreditation and what it means