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The Southwestern College - Winfield Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

Does Southwestern College have a good student to faculty ratio?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at Southwestern College - Winfield .

Excellent Student to Faculty Ratio

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, Southwestern College ranks among the best colleges when compared to the national average of 15.

Breakdown of Instructional Staff

The following table shows all the employees the school considers instructional, and therefore, part of the above student-to-faculty ratio. These include both those employees designated as either "primarily instructional" or as "instructional combined with research/public service". It does not include employees that have been identified by Southwestern College as primarily performing research or public service.

TotalFull TimePart TimePercent Full Time
Total of Instructional Employees1864214422.6%
Total of Those With Faculty Status4242-100.0%
Tenured Faculty2626-100.0%
On Tenure Track55-100.0%
Not on Tenure Track1111-100.0%
Without Faculty Status144-144-
Graduate Assistants----

This College Among the Worst for Full-Time Teachers

Southwestern College's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 23.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

High Reliance on Part-Time Teachers or Adjuncts

77.0% of the teaching staff at Southwestern College are part-time non-faculty or non-tenure track faculty. This high use of adjuncts is far above the national average of 51.4% . A high use of adjuncts instead of tenured professors is controversial, and some consider this statistic to be indicative of a college's commitment to building a strong, long-term instructional team.

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. It's your education and your money on the line. Make sure you know what you are getting for it.

Additional Information

Non-Instructional Grad Assistants

Southwestern College reports 19 graduate assistants, however, none of them are considered instructional, meaning they do not teach or perform teaching-related activities.

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