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Appendix B - Community Colleges


Teacher-Student Ratio, Workload, and Rationale

  Community Colleges  
1. Allegany College of Maryland 20 is upper limit or same as face-to-face class
2. Anne Arundel Community College 20 is typical
no more than 25
3. Baltimore City Community College 15 is upper limit
4. Blue Ridge Community College Average maximum is 27
5. Patrick Henry Community College Full is 22
Extra pay after 22
6. Carroll Community College 24 is upper limit
7. Cecil Community College 15 is typical but no “official” policy
8. Chesapeake College 18-25 per course
9. College of Dupage Glen Ellyn, Illinois (Nation’s largest single campus community college) Average 80% of usual maximum for face to face class
10. College of Southern Maryland 20-24 is typical
might run with as low as 10 on first offering
11. Community College of Baltimore County 7-8 on first offering
17-18 typically no more than 25
12. Dabney Lancaster Community College 16 students
13. Eastern Shore Community College 25 students maximum
14. Frederick Community College 20 per course
15. Germanna Community College Class size is the same as on-campus classes
16. Harford Community College Cap for an online course is the same as for the same course offered in a traditional classroom
17. Howard Community College 20 is typical; instructors are paid $100 for every student over 20 who completes the online course
18. Virginia Western Community College Typically 25, but up to 35
19. Joliet Junior College Average 80% of usual maximum for face to face class
20. Mountain Empire Community College Same as face to face classes
21. Northern Virginia Community College Extended Learning Institute Funding ratios are the same
22. Prince George’s Community College 25 is typical but can be adjusted to match face-to-face enrollment
23. Rappahannock Community College For a course that is productive at 16, an instructor would get full pay for 12-20 students
24. Southwest Virginia Community College 22 is maximum
25. Wytheville Community College 30 is maximum


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