by our College Data Analytics TeamTake a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is about average in this regard, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1.
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 Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture as primarily performing research or public service.
| Total | Full Time | Part Time | Percent Full Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total of Instructional Employees | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| Total of Those With Faculty Status | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| Tenured Faculty | - | - | - | - |
| On Tenure Track | - | - | - | - |
| Not on Tenure Track | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| Without Faculty Status | - | - | - | - |
At Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, 65% of instructors are employed full time, which ranks among the highest in the nation.
At Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, 35% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is a bit below 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.
