Academic Life at Nassau Community College

Academics at a Glance

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

45 Majors With Completions

18:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

41% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

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

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Nassau Community College is about average at 18 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. At Nassau Community College, 41% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Nassau Community College can choose from 45 majors with reported graduates spanning 21 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Nassau Community College are summarised below:

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

The most popular majors at Nassau Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	819
Business Administration, Management and Operations	173
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	149
Criminal Justice and Corrections	112
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	80

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

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

Looking for flexibility? Nassau Community College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 4,906 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Nassau Community College retains and graduates its students — 64% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Nassau Community College.

Explore Further at Nassau Community College

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

Academic Majors at Nassau Community College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Nassau Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Nassau Community College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at Nassau Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Nassau Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means