Academics at College of the Mainland

The Academic Picture

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

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

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

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at College of the Mainland is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 98% of instructors full time, College of the Mainland is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Most Popular Majors

College of the Mainland offers 30 majors with reported completions across 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at College of the Mainland are summarised below:

The most popular majors at College of the Mainland, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at College of the Mainland, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? College of the Mainland may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 2,253 undergraduates take at least some classes 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.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on College of the Mainland

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at College of the Mainland — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at College of the Mainland — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at College of the Mainland — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at College of the Mainland — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at College of the Mainland — the schools accreditation and what it means