by our College Data Analytics TeamTake a look at the classes and faculty information below to get a feel for student life at Platt College - Aurora.
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Student to faculty ratio is a common metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students. With 10 students for every one instructional faculty member, Platt College-Aurora ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.
Only 25% of the instructors at Platt College-Aurora are employed full time, which is below the national average of 47%.
At Platt College-Aurora, 75% of the teaching staff are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This is above 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.
