Valley College Beckley: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - FairSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Average
Faculty Salary
$75,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Valley College Beckley 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
2
As a rule, adequately 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 Valley College Beckley vary approximately from $6,000 to $7,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $75,000 a year - that is 21% lower than West Virginia average faculty compensation.

Faculty Rank
School Average
WV Average
Difference

Instructor
$75,000
$59,667
+26%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Valley College Beckley Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
24 : 1
Medium
Valley College Beckley has a reasonable, 24:1 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 Valley College Beckley versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Valley College Beckley consists of 2 instructors - 2 women:
Valley College Beckley 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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