Inside Academics at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest

All About Academics

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

6 Majors With Completions

25:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

38% 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 and Teaching

At 25 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest is above the national average of 15 to 1. At The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest, 38% of instructors are full time, close to 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.

Majors and Fields of Study

The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest offers 6 majors with reported completions across 1 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest are summarised below:

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

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	847
Health and Medical Administrative Services	672
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	307
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	142
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	31

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 The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest:

Need flexibility? Check whether The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,286 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. Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest.

Dig Deeper into Academics on The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest

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

Majors & Degree Programs at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty Composition at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Distance Learning at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation at The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest — accreditation status and accrediting bodies