The Westmoreland County Community College Student to Faculty Ratio & Faculty Composition

What is the faculty composition at Westmoreland County Community College ?

Check out the information on class structures and faculty to get a feel for the academic life at Westmoreland County Community College .

Amount of Faculty Here is About Average

Student to faculty ratio at Westmoreland County Community College is on par with the national average of 15 students for every one instructional faculty member, at 14 :1. This ratio is a standard metric used to gauge the number of teaching resources a school provides for its students.

Instructional Staff at the College

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 Westmoreland County Community College as primarily performing research or public service.

Fewer Full-Time Teachers Than Most

Westmoreland County Community College's use of full-time instructors ranks among the nation's lowest, with only 24.0% of instructors teaching on a full-time basis.

No Tenure System at This School

This school does not have a tenure system, and so we are unable to call out the number of 'adjuncts' due to all teachers being considered non-tenure track. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the school. 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.

No Graduate Programs

Many U.S. colleges utilize enrolled graduate assistants to help instructional faculty, however, as Westmoreland County Community College does not offer graduate degree programs, this practice is not applicable to this college.