Inside Academics at Central Penn College

The Academic Picture

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

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Central Penn College:

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

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, Central Penn College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. Central Penn College employs 55% of its instructors full time, 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 report.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Central Penn College can choose from 16 majors with reported graduates spanning 6 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Central Penn College are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Central Penn College.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Central Penn College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Central Penn College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 584 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (65% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Central Penn College.

Explore Further at Central Penn College

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

• Academic Majors at Central Penn College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Central Penn College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Central Penn College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Central Penn College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Central Penn College — the schools accreditation and what it means