Inside Academics at Halifax Community College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Halifax Community College: 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 & Class Sizes

With 11 students per faculty member, Halifax Community College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. 18% of the instructors at Halifax Community College 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 report.

Majors & Degrees

Halifax Community College offers 17 majors with reported completions across 11 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Halifax Community College are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Halifax Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Halifax Community College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Halifax Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 913 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Halifax Community College retains and graduates its students — 61% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Halifax Community College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Halifax Community College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Halifax Community College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Halifax Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Halifax Community College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Halifax Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means