The Average Faculty Salaries in Community Colleges
Community colleges have been established in cities of all sizes across the U.S. over the last 40 years. This is reflective of the social trend towards greater availability of higher eduction and advanced job training for Americans. This boom in community colleges has led to the need for many more faculty members to teach at these academic institutions
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Education for Community College Faculty
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While faculty at community colleges come from a wide variety of backgrounds, almost all have at least an undergraduate degree in the field they are teaching, and many have graduate degrees.
Median Annual Salaries for Community College Faculty
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According to PayScale, in 2010 community college faculty members with one to four years experience earn an annual median salary range of $31,000 to $50,000. The salary range for those with five to nine years experience moves up to $36,000 to $54,000. Faculty members with 10 to 19 years experience can earn between $37,000 to $54,000, and for those with 20+ years of experience, the salary range is $43,000 to $70,000.
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Median Annual Salaries by City for Community College Faculty
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The median annual salary range for a community college professor in New York City, as of 2010, is $42,500 to $77,500. The median annual salary range for a community college professor in Boston is $29,500 to $65,000, and the salary range for a community college professor in Los Angeles is $40,000 to $69,000.
Typical Work of Community College Faculty
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The typical work of community college faculty is focused on teaching, unlike many faculty in four-year colleges and universities where research can take up a large percentage of a professor's time. According to the Modern Language Association, in 2010 faculty at community colleges report devoting 79.8 percent of their working hours to teaching and only 3.5 percent of their time to research, compared with public four-year university faculty members, who report devoting 50.8 percent of their time to teaching and spending 28.2 percent of their time involved in research.
Future Employment Prospects for Community College Faculty
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, community college faculty positions are expected to grow by at least 15 percent between 2008 and 2018. This growth will be driven by increasing growth in college enrollment and the impending retirement of a great many baby-boomer college faculty.
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