Academic Life at College of the Redwoods

The Academic Picture

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

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 College of the Redwoods is about average at 17 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. 37% of the instructors at College of the Redwoods are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

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

Majors and Fields of Study

College of the Redwoods offers 40 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at College of the Redwoods are summarised below:

The most popular majors at College of the Redwoods, 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 Redwoods, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether College of the Redwoods offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,569 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 (56% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of College of the Redwoods.

Dig Deeper into Academics on College of the Redwoods

Each page below covers one part of academic life at College of the Redwoods in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at College of the Redwoods — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at College of the Redwoods — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at College of the Redwoods — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at College of the Redwoods — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at College of the Redwoods — regional and program accreditation status