American River College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$120,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for American River College we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Full-time
Faculty
348
As a rule, properly compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Monthly faculty salaries at American River College vary approximately from $9,000 to $10,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $120,000 a year, it is 21% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $9,771 a month on average; it is about the same as average men faculty salaries - $10,264 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Instructor
$119,760
$124,802
-4%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

American River College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
27 : 1
High
American River College has a bit disappointing, 27:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios usually imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at American River College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at American River College consists of 348 instructors - 147 men and 201 women:
American River College Faculty Demographics Chart

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is usually assigned by the college itself.

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