Inside Academics at Pearl River Community College

Academics at a Glance

Whats the point of going to college without academics? Below is an overview of academic life at Pearl River Community College — the faculty and staff who teach, the majors and fields of study on offer, and the online and distance options available.

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

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

At 27 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Pearl River Community College is above the national average of 15 to 1. With 100% of instructors full time, Pearl River Community College is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Pearl River Community College offers 30 majors with reported completions across 13 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Pearl River Community College are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Pearl River Community College.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Pearl River Community College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Pearl River Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 4,304 undergraduates study at least partly 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 (65% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Pearl River Community College.

Explore Further at Pearl River Community College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Pearl River Community College in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Pearl River Community College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Pearl River Community College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Pearl River Community College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Pearl River Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Pearl River Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means