Academic Life at Richland Community College

Academics at a Glance

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

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

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

Faculty Resources

With 15 students per faculty member, Richland Community College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 48% of instructors full time, Richland Community 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 & Degrees

Richland Community College offers 30 majors with reported completions across 15 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Richland Community College are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Richland Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

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

• Need flexibility? Check whether Richland Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 871 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 (60% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Richland Community College

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

• Majors & Degree Programs at Richland Community College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Richland Community College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Richland Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Richland Community College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Richland Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means