Ph.D.s Look at the Community College

From: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education | Date: June 28, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Why would an educator with a Ph.D. leave a four-year institution to teach at a community college? This is an interesting question as we see more professors doing just that. At my own institution in New Jersey, several of our new hires are from four-year college and university settings, and I am aware of similar trends at other community colleges.

In Community College Week, Harvey Meyer says that the move from college or university to community college teaching often involves lower pay, less prestige and fewer resources. How true! A look at national statistics shows the pay differential. A ...

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