Western Nevada College: Faculty & Salaries

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Average
Faculty Salary

$93,000

Fair

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

In this report for Western Nevada 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

60

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.

Monthly faculty salaries at Western Nevada College vary approximately from $7,000 to $9,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $93,000 a year, that is 20% lower than Nevada average faculty compensation.

Women faculty members at the college are paid $8,075 a month on average; that is almost equal to average men faculty salaries - $7,442 a month.

Students to
Faculty Ratio

17 : 1

Medium

Western Nevada College has a decent, 17:1 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 Western Nevada College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Western Nevada College consists of 32 professors and 28 instructors - 28 men and 32 women:


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