Academic Life at Oglala Lakota College

The Academic Picture

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

14 Majors With Completions

11:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

61% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Oglala Lakota College:

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Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Oglala Lakota College is about average at 11 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 61% of instructors full time, Oglala Lakota College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Oglala Lakota College offers 14 majors with reported completions across 11 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Oglala Lakota College are shown below:

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

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Oglala Lakota College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	53
Business Administration, Management and Operations	50
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	19
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	19
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	17

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

More to Consider

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

Looking for flexibility? Oglala Lakota College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 907 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (62% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Oglala Lakota College

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

Academic Majors at Oglala Lakota College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty Composition at Oglala Lakota College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Oglala Lakota College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at Oglala Lakota College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation Detail at Oglala Lakota College — the schools accreditation and what it means