by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Cleveland Community College was awarded 72 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
College Factual ranked Cleveland Community College as #922 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Cleveland Community College held the #1,550 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Cleveland Community College is also ranked #19 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
Since Cleveland Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Cleveland Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cleveland Community College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Cleveland Community College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Cleveland Community College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,269 undergraduates at Cleveland Community College with 686 being full-time and 1,583 being part-time.
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Contact details for Cleveland Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 137 S Post Rd, Shelby, NC 28152-6224 |
| Phone: | 704-669-4081 |
| Website: | www.clevelandcc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 2,248 students took at least one online class at Cleveland Community College. This is an increase from the 1,484 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 2,248 | 2,177 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,484 | 822 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,593 | 757 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,504 | 626 |
| 2015-2016 | 1,555 | 699 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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