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« on: September 13, 2011, 05:51:40 PM » |
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When a job posting lists an hourly pay rate for adjuncts, am I right in assuming that means per classroom contact hour, i.e., a 3-unit course meets 3 hours per week, so the weekly pay is $X times 3?
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« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 05:55:06 PM » |
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Did the posting state pay-per-hour or pay-per-contact-hour? My guess is the latter is implied.
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« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2011, 06:06:20 PM » |
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It didn't say, just listed a range in two figures ($47-53, for example).
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2011, 02:06:52 PM » |
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Some schools that I have worked at pay per hour, but calculate all 3 credit classes as 3 hours per week. Other schools that paid per hour multiplied that rate times the actual number of hours you taught at. So I would recommend that you contact your hr office with this question since I have seen it applied different ways depending upon the school.
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2011, 02:07:22 PM » |
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That is strange. If you calculate the time of a full-time course, does it fall within normal pay grades for your area and discipline?
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2011, 04:50:16 PM » |
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Having now multiplied 3 (hours a week) x 15 (weeks in a semester) x $50 (low midrange of number quoted, but easy to multiply), I arrive at $2250 for one course for one semester -- which is less than half of what we pay on a per-course basis to adjuncts teaching 1st year composition. In other words, sounds pretty darn low to me.
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2011, 06:57:25 PM » |
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That's low, but not unheard of. We pay $1000 per credit hour here, and the community colleges in this area pay noticeably less than that.
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« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2011, 01:28:14 PM » |
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I regret to admit that I have taught classes for less than $2250. The lowest rate I've seen posted--I didn't apply--was about $28 an hour.
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2011, 12:31:58 PM » |
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Wow. I am under $1500 per (3 hr) course at a community college. Clearly I need to move, since that rate is common in my area.
Crossing my fingers that I can get in to a 4 year school in the Spring, where I'll bump way up to $2K.
This is all helpful information. Thanks all.
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« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2011, 06:55:53 PM » |
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It's normal. I've been offered as low as $1000 for the whole course.
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« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2011, 07:36:13 PM » |
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I think that the AAUP or other organizations should start to consider censure for schools that pay so abysmally. The MLA has passed language in the last few years that states that adjuncts should be paid 6-8K$ per course. Next to nobody is paid at that rate, but it's good at least to be on record that this is what people should be paid.
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« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2011, 08:34:48 PM » |
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I think that the AAUP or other organizations should start to consider censure for schools that pay so abysmally. The MLA has passed language in the last few years that states that adjuncts should be paid 6-8K$ per course. Next to nobody is paid at that rate, but it's good at least to be on record that this is what people should be paid.
Getting paid that much would make a big difference for me. I get around $3,000 for a 3 credit course. |
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« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2011, 08:14:07 PM » |
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Beginning adjunct pay in this area ranges from $1,500 - $2,500. I won't teach at any of the CCs where the pay is less than $2,500 but they always find instructors. I just heard where one CC has instituted a new policy where the pay can be adjusted up or down by the number of students in the class. And the adjuncts at that school have a union.
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« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2011, 10:24:43 PM » |
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Beginning adjunct pay in this area ranges from $1,500 - $2,500. I won't teach at any of the CCs where the pay is less than $2,500 but they always find instructors. I just heard where one CC has instituted a new policy where the pay can be adjusted up or down by the number of students in the class. And the adjuncts at that school have a union.
It might be a safe bet for the adjuncts if it's a place that routinely over-enrolls their courses, as many do now for financial reasons. |
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2011, 08:35:54 PM » |
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I teach at a technical college in South Carolina. I only have BSc degree. I earn $30 per hour.
For a 3 hour course, I am paid for 63 hours over 15 weeks--45 in-class hours, 15 office hours, and 3 hours for administering the final exam. It comes to a gross of $1890 per course.
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