Academics at Community College of Rhode Island - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at CCRI will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at CCRI 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 14,539 undergraduate students at Community College of Rhode Island is 842 . 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 18 to 1 which makes Community College of Rhode Island worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Community College of Rhode Island , there are 18 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (36.0% ) are full-time.

301 instructors are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are full-time.
	A slim percentage of the faculty (1.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

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

Most Popular Majors Students Sign Up For

Community College of Rhode Island offers 64 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 53 majors within 20 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Community College of Rhode Island awarded 2,106 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	1,263	1,263
Nursing	253	253
General Business/Commerce	112	112
Criminal Justice & Corrections	80	80
Allied Health Professions	43	43

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

Additional Questions to Ask

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