Academics at High Desert Medical College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at High Desert Medical College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

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

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at High Desert Medical College is 25 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. 45% of the instructors at High Desert Medical College are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

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

Most Popular Majors

Students at High Desert Medical College can choose from 7 majors with reported graduates spanning 2 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at High Desert Medical College are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at High Desert Medical College.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at High Desert Medical College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether High Desert Medical College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,211 undergraduates study at least partly 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 (80% 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.

Dig Deeper into Academics at High Desert Medical College

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

• Academic Majors at High Desert Medical College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at High Desert Medical College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at High Desert Medical College — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at High Desert Medical College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at High Desert Medical College — regional and program accreditation status