Academics at Community College of Philadelphia - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Community College of Philadelphia will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Community College of Philadelphia this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 16,672 undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia is 844 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 15 to 1 which makes Community College of Philadelphia worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Community College of Philadelphia , there are 15 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A significant percentage of the instructors (41.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A significant percentage of the faculty (41.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (61.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Community College of Philadelphia compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Community College of Philadelphia offers 47 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 42 majors within 26 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Community College of Philadelphia awarded 1,505 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	254	254
General Business/Commerce	249	249
Health Sciences & Services	229	229
Computer Information Systems	108	108
Nursing	96	96

Find out what Community College of Philadelphia's top fields of study and majors are

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