Inside Academics at Southern Union State Community College

Academics at a Glance

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

20 Majors With Completions

21:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

39% Full-Time Faculty

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

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

Faculty and Teaching

At 21 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Southern Union State Community College is above the national average of 15 to 1. 39% of the instructors at Southern Union State Community College are employed full time, near 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

Southern Union State Community College offers 20 majors with reported completions across 11 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Southern Union State Community 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 Southern Union State Community College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	675
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	126
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	113
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	103
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	82

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

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Southern Union State Community College:

Looking for flexibility? Southern Union State Community College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 2,980 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (67% 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 Southern Union State Community College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Southern Union State Community College in more detail:

Academic Majors at Southern Union State Community College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Southern Union State Community College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at Southern Union State Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Southern Union State Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Southern Union State Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means