Academic Life at National Park College

Academics at a Glance

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

24 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

100% 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 and Teaching

With 14 students per faculty member, National Park College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. National Park College employs 100% 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 page.

Majors and Fields of Study

National Park College offers 24 majors with reported completions across 10 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at National Park 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 National Park College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	183
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General	141
Precision Metal Working	126
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	61
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	52

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

Questions Worth Asking

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

Looking for flexibility? National Park College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,577 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (51% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on National Park College

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

Academic Majors at National Park College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at National Park College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at National Park College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Distance Learning at National Park College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at National Park College — regional and program accreditation status