Otero College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$69,000

Bad

Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Otero 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

27

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 Otero College vary approximately from $5,000 to $6,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $69,000 a year - which is 40% lower than Colorado average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $5,866 a month on average; it is almost equal to average men faculty salaries, $5,645 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

16 : 1

Low

Otero College has a decent, 16:1 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 Otero College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Otero College includes 27 unranked teachers - 14 men and 13 women:


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