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Appendix B

NUMBER OF FACULTY – By Academic Year

Academic Year FULL-TIME PART-TIME TOTAL
1946 Opening¹ 8 — 8
1946–1947² 8 15 23
1947–1948³ 16 27 43
1948–1949 16 23 39
1949–1950 17 24 41
1950–1951 23 21 44
1951–1952 24 20 44
1952–1953 23 21 44
1953–1954 25 12 37
1954–1955 25 21 46
1955–1956 27 18 45
1956–1957 35 25 60
1957–1958 38 40 78
1958–1959 44 37 81
1959–1960 47 43 90
1960–1961 55 58 113
1961–1962 65 70 135
1962–1963 74 73 147
1963–1964 86 75 161
1964–1965 124 76 200
*1965–1966 147 131 278
*1966–1967 168 151 319
*1967–1968 204 139 343
**1968–1969 222 148 370
***1969–1970 264 233 497

¹, ², & ³ – Includes administration.
The Registrar has been counted as faculty in all cases except for the years 1950–1951 and 1952–1953 when not listed in the catalog as faculty.

    • Emeritus Faculty – 3

  • ** Emeritus Faculty – 7

  • *** Emeritus Faculty – 8

Source: Dr. Robert B. Frieders, Dean of the Faculty

Table titled "Number of Faculty – By Academic Year" displaying full-time, part-time, and total faculty counts at Montgomery College from 1946 to 1970. Includes notes on administrative inclusions and emeritus faculty counts for selected years.
This table reflects the steady expansion of Montgomery College’s instructional staff from its opening in 1946 through the 1969–1970 academic year. The growth in both full-time and part-time faculty illustrates the College’s response to rising enrollment and programmatic needs, with nearly a 62-fold increase in total faculty over two decades.

Media Attributions

  • Faculty Growth by Academic Year, 1946–1970

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