by our College Data Analytics TeamGet a feel for student life at MECC by checking out the information on classes and faculty below.
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The student to faculty ratio at Mountain Empire Community College is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. Some of your classes may be larger than they would be at other schools.
The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either “primarily instructional” or as “instructional combined with research/public service”. It does not include employees that have been identified by Mountain Empire Community College as primarily performing research or public service.
| Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total of Instructional Employees | 188 | 45 | 143 | 24% |
| Total of Those With Faculty Status | 188 | 45 | 143 | 24% |
| Tenured Faculty | - | - | - | - |
| On Tenure Track | - | - | - | - |
| Not on Tenure Track | 188 | 45 | 143 | 24% |
| Without Faculty Status | - | - | - | - |
At Mountain Empire Community College, 24% of instructors are full time — lower than the national average of 47%.
At Mountain Empire Community College, 76% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is above the national average of 51.4%.
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.
