Inside Academics at Laney College

The Academic Picture

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Laney College, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

51 Majors With Completions

31:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

46% Full-Time Faculty

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

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

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at Laney College is 31 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. 46% of the instructors at Laney 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

Laney College offers 51 majors with reported completions across 24 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Laney College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Laney College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	171
Social Sciences, General	166
Business Administration, Management and Operations	158
Biological and Physical Sciences	80
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	58

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

More to Consider

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

Need flexibility? Check whether Laney College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 5,447 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 (54% 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 Laney College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Laney College in more detail:

Academic Majors at Laney College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty & Class Sizes at Laney College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Laney College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Laney College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Laney College — regional and program accreditation status