Faculty and Staffs by Occupation at Western Carolina University
A total of 1,827 employees, including instructional and non-instructional, both full-time and part-time status work at Western Carolina University. By employment type, there are 1,598 full-time and 229 part-time faculty and staffs. By gender, 943 female and 884 male employees are working at Western Carolina.
The number of instructional staffs (i.e. teaching faculty) is 769, which is 42.09% of total employees. On average, 16 students are in a class or assigned per a faculty. By occupation, there are 81 Librarians, 100 management occupation, 137 computer/engineering, and 182 service occupations.
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,614 white (88.34%), 53 black (2.90%), and 34 asian (1.86%) employees working at Western Carolina. A total of 21 non-resident alien employees work at Western Carolina.
Next tables summarize the number of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,827 | 1,598 | 229 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 773 | 552 | 221 |
| Instructional staff | 769 | 549 | 220 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 81 | 79 | 2 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 21 | 21 | - |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 4 | 4 | - |
| Librarians | 17 | 17 | - |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 60 | 58 | 2 |
| Management | 100 | 99 | 1 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 104 | 104 | - |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 137 | 135 | 2 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 110 | 110 | - |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Service Occupations | 182 | 182 | - |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 2 | 2 | - |
| Office and Administrative Support | 185 | 184 | 1 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 115 | 115 | - |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22 | 22 | - |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,827 | 943 | 884 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 773 | 414 | 359 |
| Instructional staff | 769 | 412 | 357 |
| Research | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 81 | 58 | 23 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Librarians | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 60 | 40 | 20 |
| Management | 100 | 44 | 56 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 104 | 73 | 31 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 137 | 44 | 93 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 110 | 52 | 58 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| Service Occupations | 182 | 79 | 103 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 185 | 150 | 35 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 115 | 6 | 109 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Occupation | Total | American Indian / Alaska Native | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Nativie Hawaiian | White | Two or More Races | Race Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 1,827 | 13 | 34 | 53 | 46 | 2 | 1,614 | 26 | 18 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 773 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 660 | 11 | 11 |
| Instructional staff | 769 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 656 | 11 | 11 |
| Research | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 81 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Librarians | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 60 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 100 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 104 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 137 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 4 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 110 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 2 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 182 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 3 | 2 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 185 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 174 | 3 | 1 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 115 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Staff Category | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Staffs | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Instructional staff | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Research | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, Archivists and other teaching Instructional support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Librarians | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other teaching and Instructional Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Management | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employment Status
According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.