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Title: APA 2002 Preparing Future Faculty


1
Community College Teaching A Chance to Make a
Difference
  • Dr. Diane Finley
  • Associate Professor, PsychologyPrince
    Georges Community College
  • Largo, Maryland

2
What is a Community College?(Historically)
  • First community college was founded in 1901
    Joliet (IL) Junior College
  • In early years, focus was on general liberal arts
  • During the Depression, community colleges began
    offering job programs
  • In 1948, the Truman Commission promoted the
    creation of a network of community colleges
  • National Network was in place by the 1960s with
    457 public community college

3
What is a Community College?(Today)
  • Community colleges educate more than one-half of
    the nations undergraduates
  • They offer transfer programs, workforce training
    and non-credit enrichment courses
  • Each is a distinct institution with its own goals
    and missions but they share goals of access and
    service
  • They are becoming centers of education open to
    all (AACC)
  • There are 1004 public institutions and 147
    independent ones. They enroll 10.4 million
    students

4
Who are community college students today?
  • 44 of all undergraduates
  • 45 of first-time first year students
  • 58 are women
  • 46 of African-American students
  • 55 of Hispanic/Latino students
  • 55 of Native American students
  • 46 of Asian/Pacific Islanders
  • 63 are part time (11 or fewer credits)
  • 33 receive some sort of financial aid
    (tuition averages 1500)
  • Average age 29

5
Students, cont.
  • 60 of those taking the RN tests are graduates
    of associates programs
  • 65 of new healthcare workers get their training
    at community colleges
  • In Maryland 60 of elementary teachers begin
    their careers at community colleges
  • 450,000 earn associates degrees annually

6
Famous Community College Students
  • Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Laureate, Kennedy-King
    College
  • Billy Crystal, Comedian, Nassau Community College
  • Annette Bening, Actress, San Diego Mesa College
  • J. Craig Venter, Celera Genomics Corp, College of
    San Mateo
  • Nolan Ryan, Pitcher
  • Sheryl Swoopes, Professional Basketball Player
  • 39 current members of Congress

7
Who are community college faculty today?
  • 254,000 faculty
  • 44 are female (will increase in future)
  • 15 are minorities (number is shrinking)
  • 45 are over 49 years of age (1/2 will retire in
    the next 15 years)
  • 53 are part-time
  • 65have a masters as their highest degree
  • 25 engage in research (often teaching related
    and involving students)

8
My journey
  • High School English teacher
  • Masters in Counseling
  • Chaplain/Counselor
  • PhD program
  • Teaching at the College level
  • four year liberal arts college
  • four years adjunct/visiting
  • community college, 4 year liberal arts,
    weekend college, graduate counseling
    program, comprehensive university, distance
    courses
  • Community College of Baltimore County
  • Prince Georges Community College

9
Pros of teaching at this level
  • Celebrates teaching
  • Low student/faculty ratios
  • Opportunity to shape core curriculum
  • Opportunity to influence students
  • Diverse student body
  • Flexible teaching schedules
  • Tenure process less onerous
  • Salary schedules recognize prior teaching

10
Cons of teaching at this level
  • Reliance on part-timers
  • Less prepared student body
  • Limited course offerings
  • Teach 5 courses a semester

11
Advice to new and soon-to-be graduates
  • Think long and hard about your career goals
  • Test out the environment by adjuncting while in
    graduate school
  • You will have to seek out mentors who will
    support your choice of a community college
  • You may face some resistance from hiring
    committees prepare a set of application
    materials that focus on your teaching experiences
    and your desire to work with students, not to do
    research
  • Read the literature on teaching and the community
    college journals
  • Get any and all teaching experience you can,
    especially for lower level courses
  • If you teach at a community college, be sure to
    get a letter of recommendation from the chair or
    another faculty member.
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