Laguna College of Art and Design: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary
$82,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Laguna College of Art and Design 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
25
As a rule, well-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.

Faculty monthly salaries at Laguna College of Art and Design vary approximately from $6,000 to $8,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $82,000 a year - it is 46% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $6,593 a month on average; which is slightly lower than average men faculty salaries - $6,950 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$95,100
$220,913
-57%

Associate professor
$79,476
$152,288
-48%

Assistant professor
$74,220
$130,634
-43%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Laguna College of Art and Design Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
9 : 1
Low
Laguna College of Art and Design has a good, 9:1 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 Laguna College of Art and Design versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Laguna College of Art and Design includes 7 professors, 11 associate professors, and 7 assistant professors - 19 men and 6 women:
Laguna College of Art and Design 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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