Adjunct faculty members are important to community colleges, colleges and university. As budgets become tighter more institutions will look at adjunct faculty to fill teaching slots on limited resources. Adjunct faculty members work part time, teaching mostly evening and weekend classes. The advantage of using adjunct faculty members is that they bring current working expertise to the classroom.
. Most adjuncts who teach evening classes have day jobs in their professions. Students benefit from the real life experiences of those who are in the trenches. Most adjunct faculty members have years of experience in their fields and at least a master's degree. Adjunct faculty members are often paid a set amount of an hourly salary comparable to what their full time colleagues would earn if working on an hourly basis. Depending on the setting, this might range from $20 - $35 per hour. Community colleges would pay less and universities would pay more.
