Academics at Laredo College

The Academic Picture

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

22 Majors With Completions

30:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

57% Full-Time Faculty

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

At 30 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Laredo College is above the national average of 15 to 1. Laredo College employs 57% of its instructors full time, 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 Laredo College can choose from 22 majors with reported graduates spanning 11 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Laredo College are shown below:

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

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	1,073
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	166
Precision Metal Working	139
Homeland Security	133
Marketing	105

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

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

Need flexibility? Check whether Laredo College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,728 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Laredo College retains and graduates its students. See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Laredo College.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Laredo College

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

Majors & Degree Programs at Laredo College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at Laredo College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at Laredo College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Distance Learning at Laredo College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Laredo College — regional and program accreditation status