West Coast University Los Angeles: Faculty & Salaries

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - ExcellentCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Average
Faculty Salary
$108,000
Bad
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for West Coast University Los Angeles 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
55
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.

Faculty monthly salaries at West Coast University Los Angeles vary approximately from $8,000 to $11,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $108,000 a year, which is 29% lower than California average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the school are paid $9,020 a month on average; which is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $8,924 a month.

Faculty Rank
School Average
CA Average
Difference

Professor
$123,180
$220,913
-44%

Associate professor
$116,580
$152,288
-23%

Assistant professor
$110,280
$130,634
-16%

Instructor
$103,692
$124,802
-17%

Unranked Teacher
$113,844
$102,335
+11%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

West Coast University Los Angeles Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart
Students to
Faculty Ratio
20 : 1
Medium
West Coast University Los Angeles has a reasonably decent, 20:1 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 West Coast University Los Angeles versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at West Coast University Los Angeles consists of 1 professor, 9 associate professors, 12 assistant professors, 32 instructors, and 1 unranked teacher - 22 men and 33 women:
West Coast University Los Angeles 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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