Academic Life at Community College of Philadelphia

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Community College of Philadelphia: 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 Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Community College of Philadelphia is about average at 14 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. 35% of the instructors at Community College of Philadelphia are employed full time, near 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 page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Community College of Philadelphia offers 50 majors with reported completions across 23 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Community College of Philadelphia are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Community College of Philadelphia.

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

Questions Worth Asking

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

• Looking for flexibility? Community College of Philadelphia may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 10,026 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 (60% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research at Community College of Philadelphia

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Community College of Philadelphia in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Community College of Philadelphia — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Community College of Philadelphia — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Community College of Philadelphia — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Community College of Philadelphia — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Community College of Philadelphia — the schools accreditation and what it means