College of the Canyons: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$143,000
Fair
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for College of the Canyons 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
217
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 College of the Canyons vary approximately from $11,000 to $12,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $143,000 a year - which is 6% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $11,945 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $11,850 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Instructor
$142,860
$124,802
+14%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

College of the Canyons Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
26 : 1
High
College of the Canyons has a bit disappointing, 26:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically 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 College of the Canyons versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at College of the Canyons consists of 217 instructors - 91 men and 126 women:
College of the Canyons Faculty Demographics Chart

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

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