Academic Life at Dutchess Community College

All About Academics

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Dutchess Community College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

27 Majors With Completions

20:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

40% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Dutchess Community College:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
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Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Dutchess Community College is 20 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. At Dutchess Community College, 40% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

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

Majors & Degrees

Students at Dutchess Community College can choose from 27 majors with reported graduates spanning 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Dutchess Community College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	274
Business Administration, Management and Operations	95
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	43
Criminal Justice and Corrections	38
Communication, General	36

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

More to Consider

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

Need flexibility? Check whether Dutchess Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 2,492 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Dutchess Community College retains and graduates its students — 61% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Dutchess Community College.

Explore Further on Dutchess Community College

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

Majors & Degree Programs at Dutchess Community College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at Dutchess Community College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation and Retention at Dutchess Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Dutchess Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Dutchess Community College — regional and program accreditation status