Academic Life at Highland Community College

Academics at a Glance

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.

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 Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Highland Community College is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 100% of instructors full time, Highland Community College is above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors & Degrees

Students at Highland Community College can choose from 18 majors with reported graduates spanning 11 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Highland Community College are shown below:

The most popular majors at Highland 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 Highland Community College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Highland Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,188 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Highland Community College retains and graduates its students — 40% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Highland Community College.

Dig Deeper into Academics at Highland Community College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Highland Community College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Highland Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Highland Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Highland Community College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Highland Community College — regional and program accreditation status