Inside Academics at Highland Community College

The Academic Picture

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

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

Faculty and Teaching

With 12 students per faculty member, Highland Community College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Highland Community College employs 50% of its instructors full time, above 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.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Highland Community College can choose from 23 majors with reported graduates spanning 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Highland Community College are summarised below:

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

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

More to Consider

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

• Looking for flexibility? Highland Community College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 656 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Highland Community College retains and graduates its students — 70% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Highland Community College.

Explore Further into Highland Community College

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

• Academic Majors at Highland Community College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Highland Community College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Highland Community College — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Highland Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Highland Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means