College of the Canyons Adjuncts Identify & Protest Pay Gap

by Tammy Marashlian Despite getting a 2-percent raise this year, College of the Canyons’ part-time faculty is paid less than adjunct faculty at many regional community colleges and is below the state average, state data shows. College of the Canyons has about 430 adjunct faculty who teach the majority of classes at the Santa Clarita Valley’s only community college. COC administrators say they are working with the part-time faculty to increase their pay in the coming years. For fall 2010, the average hourly rate for adjunct faculty at COC was $57.42, according to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. The state […]