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The North Central Missouri College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does NCMC have a good student to faculty ratio?

Take a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at NCMC.

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Student to Faculty Ratio is Higher Than Average

At North Central Missouri College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than at other colleges.

Instructional Staff at the College

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 North Central Missouri College as primarily performing research or public service.

Total Full Time Part Time Percent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees 90 44 46 49%
Total of Those With Faculty Status 44 44 - 100%
Tenured Faculty 22 22 - 100%
On Tenure Track 22 22 - 100%
Not on Tenure Track - - - -
Without Faculty Status 46 - 46 -

More Full-Time Teachers Than Average

North Central Missouri College employs 49% of its instructors full time, which is higher than the national average of 47%.

Lower Than Average Use of Adjuncts or Part-Time Teachers

At North Central Missouri College, 51% 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.

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