Rio Grande Valley College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$40,000

Bad

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

In this report for Rio Grande Valley 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

22

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 Rio Grande Valley College vary approximately from $3,000 to $4,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $40,000 a year, which is 66% lower than Texas average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $2,949 a month on average; it is lower than average men faculty salaries, $3,627 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

30 : 1

High

Rio Grande Valley College has a bit disappointing, 30:1 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 Rio Grande Valley College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Rio Grande Valley College consists of 22 instructors - 11 men and 11 women:


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