Inside Academics at San Joaquin Delta College

Academics at a Glance

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

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

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

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 40 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at San Joaquin Delta College is above the national average of 15 to 1. With 50% of instructors full time, San Joaquin Delta College is above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at San Joaquin Delta College can choose from 62 majors with reported graduates spanning 28 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at San Joaquin Delta College are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at San Joaquin Delta College.

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

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at San Joaquin Delta College, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether San Joaquin Delta College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 18,732 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 (68% 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 into San Joaquin Delta College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at San Joaquin Delta College in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at San Joaquin Delta College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at San Joaquin Delta College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at San Joaquin Delta College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at San Joaquin Delta College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at San Joaquin Delta College — regional and program accreditation status