Professors Are Finding Better Pay and More Freedom at Community Colleges

Faculty members, frustrated with conditions at 4-year institutions, embrace the 2-year mission

By JENNIFER JACOBSON

Grayslake, Ill.

Only lackluster Ph.D.'s who can't find jobs at four-year institutions aspire to teach at community colleges, with their heavy course loads and unprepared students. Work there and risk killing your academic career....

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