G-34-1.4 Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty Compensation at COCC

Revised: 9/18/2024

Compensation: Part-time faculty are compensated at the rate assigned to adjunct faculty based on the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors and the Central Oregon Community College Faculty Forum. Part-time faculty are not eligible for benefits.

Process: In practice, all part-time faculty members are paid at the standard rate, unless the President approves placing a part-time faculty member at a different pay level. In exceptional circumstances, a department chair may recommend a different pay level to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Salary increases occur at the beginning of the academic year. If a faculty member starts later in the academic year, the increase will be reflected in their contract. Adjustments to salaries only occur when preparing the first teaching contract of the academic year, with Fall being considered the initial quarter.

Department chairs endorse part-time and adjunct faculty members for advancement on the salary schedule by (1.) verifying that the faculty member has taught at least one for-credit course in the previous academic year and (2.) confirming the faculty member’s peer and student evaluations are satisfactory.

For information regarding pay periods and options for receiving pay, part-time faculty members can contact Payroll in Human Resources. Detailed guidelines on load units, which define work expectations, can be found in the Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement. These measures ensure transparency and fairness in the determination of part-time faculty salaries.