It is very interesting to hear about the career path of a professor in a different field in a different region of the country. I teach English and creative writing at a larger California State university. We're not a research university but we will probably be R2 w/in the next 5 years. I also taught community college for many years before coming to the university. Here in CA community college profs often make more than Cal State profs. Strange but true. The salaries are also much higher than you describe. My base salary when I left community college teaching was $90k and w/ extra classes and summer teaching I usually made considerably more than that, which is much more than I make now. Profs in Business and other higher demand fields make far more than I do, of course.
Thank you for your comment. I expect salaries for California faculty to be higher than my state (Kentucky) since there is such a big difference in the cost of living, but I am very surprised about the salaries of community college faculty compared to university faculty in California. I don't know if there is a difference in teaching loads, but I teach 3 classes a semester (with labs) at the university and I had to teach 5 classes at the community college. We are also expected to publish 3 journal articles, or other forms of creative work, for tenure and promotion. This is the minimum, but just gives you an idea of the expectations of our comprehensive university. Thanks again for your comment.
@@TheCommonSenseProfessor You are right. The difference in pay across states is strictly cost of living related. Not a single one of us is getting rich, or even particularly well off (well, maybe a few Business profs are, but that's a different world over there...). Interestingly, b/c there are fewer research and committee demands at the community college, there is a lot more free time to make extra money, but the main reason the CC profs make more money in CA is that they have yearly steps and at Cal St. we do not. We have to negotiate every pay raise as individuals (except a 9% bump at tenure) by seeking out competing offers from other universities. Anyway, I'm blabbing too much. The guy who hired me at the community college was a transplanted Kentuckian. That bluegrass is beautiful, I hear. Be well and thanks for your commentary!
I am interested in becoming a university professor I would like to teach photography and film studies, I would like to persue a MFA in Art Studio with a concentration in Photography, and this case I could teach photography and film studies at a university level since an MFA has been declared as a terminal degreee.
That is great. Keep it up, and good luck. Yes, Photography is one of the majors were the master's degree is the terminal degree. Keep me posted on how it goes.
You are welcome, and yes there are distant positions available, but they are somewhat uncommon. Most of the remote positions are for adjuncts. You can do a search here and filter only remote faculty positions: www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/ I hope this helps.
I am a 18-year-old and wanting to become a professor in the future. My plans are to get my 4 year degree in health and physical education and get my master's and PhD in exercise physiology and nutrition. Do you think I could eventually find a job at a university with the education ill have. I'm planning on getting experience also teaching health and physical education while I'm getting my master's and being a certified personal trainer.
Hello, yes I think that your plan sounds very solid. I did not know that I was going to be a professor until after I graduated with my bachelor's and spent about 8 years in my profession. If I had of known, I would have done things completely different. One thing that I would suggest is to talk to some professors in that field to understand their requirements for tenure and promotion. I would also look up the salaries as they vary so much between the different fields. Good luck to you.
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It is very interesting to hear about the career path of a professor in a different field in a different region of the country. I teach English and creative writing at a larger California State university. We're not a research university but we will probably be R2 w/in the next 5 years. I also taught community college for many years before coming to the university. Here in CA community college profs often make more than Cal State profs. Strange but true. The salaries are also much higher than you describe. My base salary when I left community college teaching was $90k and w/ extra classes and summer teaching I usually made considerably more than that, which is much more than I make now. Profs in Business and other higher demand fields make far more than I do, of course.
Thank you for your comment. I expect salaries for California faculty to be higher than my state (Kentucky) since there is such a big difference in the cost of living, but I am very surprised about the salaries of community college faculty compared to university faculty in California. I don't know if there is a difference in teaching loads, but I teach 3 classes a semester (with labs) at the university and I had to teach 5 classes at the community college. We are also expected to publish 3 journal articles, or other forms of creative work, for tenure and promotion. This is the minimum, but just gives you an idea of the expectations of our comprehensive university. Thanks again for your comment.
@@TheCommonSenseProfessor You are right. The difference in pay across states is strictly cost of living related. Not a single one of us is getting rich, or even particularly well off (well, maybe a few Business profs are, but that's a different world over there...). Interestingly, b/c there are fewer research and committee demands at the community college, there is a lot more free time to make extra money, but the main reason the CC profs make more money in CA is that they have yearly steps and at Cal St. we do not. We have to negotiate every pay raise as individuals (except a 9% bump at tenure) by seeking out competing offers from other universities.
Anyway, I'm blabbing too much. The guy who hired me at the community college was a transplanted Kentuckian. That bluegrass is beautiful, I hear. Be well and thanks for your commentary!
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You are welcome. I hope this helps.
I am interested in becoming a university professor I would like to teach photography and film studies, I would like to persue a MFA in Art Studio with a concentration in Photography, and this case I could teach photography and film studies at a university level since an MFA has been declared as a terminal degreee.
That is great. Keep it up, and good luck. Yes, Photography is one of the majors were the master's degree is the terminal degree. Keep me posted on how it goes.
Thank you so much for the information. I am curious nowadays. Are there positions for 100% remote professor for online/distant learning?
You are welcome, and yes there are distant positions available, but they are somewhat uncommon. Most of the remote positions are for adjuncts. You can do a search here and filter only remote faculty positions: www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/
I hope this helps.
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I am a 18-year-old and wanting to become a professor in the future. My plans are to get my 4 year degree in health and physical education and get my master's and PhD in exercise physiology and nutrition. Do you think I could eventually find a job at a university with the education ill have. I'm planning on getting experience also teaching health and physical education while I'm getting my master's and being a certified personal trainer.
Hello, yes I think that your plan sounds very solid. I did not know that I was going to be a professor until after I graduated with my bachelor's and spent about 8 years in my profession. If I had of known, I would have done things completely different. One thing that I would suggest is to talk to some professors in that field to understand their requirements for tenure and promotion. I would also look up the salaries as they vary so much between the different fields. Good luck to you.
Thank you so much for your help!@@TheCommonSenseProfessor
you won't - tenure track jobs in everything are too scarce. you are better off going outside of academia