by our College Data Analytics TeamTake a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at Highlands College of Montana Tech.
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The student to faculty ratio at Highlands College of Montana Tech is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Highlands College of Montana Tech's utilization of full-time teaching staff ranks among the highest in the nation, with 71% of instructors employed full time.
At Highlands College of Montana Tech, only 29% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This use of adjuncts is far below the national average of 51.4%, which could be indicative of Highlands College of Montana Tech's commitment to building a strong, long-term instructional team.
Colleges often use part-time professors and adjuncts to teach courses, rather than full-time faculty. This hiring practice is primarily a way to save money amid increasingly tight budgets. However, it is a controversial practice with strong views on either side. We encourage you to understand this topic more deeply, and how the colleges you are interested in approach faculty hiring.
