Academic Life at Pacific Oaks College

The Academic Picture

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

7 Majors With Completions

3:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

13% 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

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, Pacific Oaks College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. At Pacific Oaks College, 13% of instructors are full time, close to 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 & Degrees

Students at Pacific Oaks College can choose from 7 majors with reported graduates spanning 6 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Pacific Oaks 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 Pacific Oaks College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	120
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	89
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	72
Business Administration, Management and Operations	19
Social Work	13

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

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

Looking for flexibility? Pacific Oaks College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 309 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. 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 at Pacific Oaks College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Majors & Degree Programs at Pacific Oaks College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty & Class Sizes at Pacific Oaks College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation & Retention at Pacific Oaks College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Pacific Oaks College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Pacific Oaks College — the schools accreditation and what it means