Academics at New River Community College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at New River Community College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at New River Community College this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 4,419 undergraduate students at New River Community College is 162 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 32 to 1 which places New River Community College among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at New River Community College , there are 32 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (30.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (30.0% ) are full-time.
	The vast majority of the faculty (100.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at New River Community College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

New River Community College offers 15 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 15 majors within 10 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, New River Community College awarded 493 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	270	270
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	49	49
Nursing	49	49
Electronics Engineering Technology	27	27
Computer Information Systems	19	19

Find out what New River Community College's top fields of study and majors are

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