Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Los Medanos College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:
The student-to-faculty ratio at Los Medanos College is 23 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. 43% of the instructors at Los Medanos College are employed full time, near 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 report.
Los Medanos College offers 44 majors with reported completions across 24 broad fields of study.
Degrees offered at Los Medanos 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 Los Medanos College.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 715 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 365 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 135 |
| Psychology, General | 111 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 106 |
For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.
As you weigh academic life at Los Medanos College, a few more questions are worth asking:
Each page below covers one part of academic life at Los Medanos College in more detail: