Faculty & Staff Resources

FY27 Salary Ranges, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Adjunct Pay Scale and Procedures, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Posted rates are per credit.

Entry Level

• Faculty are hired based on discipline required educational credentials.
• Entry level faculty have less than 45 credits of teaching experience and/or are lacking documentation of professional development and/or positive teaching experience.

Intermediate Level

• Faculty document 45 to 89 credits of teaching experience.
• Faculty document professional growth in teaching.
• Faculty document positive teaching experience.

Master Level

• Faculty document 90 and above credits of teaching experience.
• Faculty document professional growth in teaching.
• Faculty document positive teaching experience.

Initial Placement

• Adjunct faculty are hired to teach courses based on discipline required educational credentials.
• Thirty hours or credits at the college level equal a year. Each full year of secondary, elementary, or other non-college-level teaching is credited with one-half of a year.
• Previous experience and professional development, including degrees and certifications, determine where initial placement occurs.

Professional Growth

• Adjunct faculty must demonstrate professional growth to advance to the next level.
• Adjunct faculty contact the appropriate Dean and provide evidence of professional growth consistent with the definition of professional and organizational development and other appropriate educational experiences, such as certificates and degrees. Professional development includes, but is not limited to, participation in departmental and Center for Teaching and Learning events.

Positive Teaching Experience

• Teaching experience is calculated using hours taught at the college level. Thirty hours or credits at the college level equal one year. Each full year of secondary, elementary, or other non-college-level teaching is credited with one-half of a year.
• Demonstrated successful teaching experience is documented through letters of recommendation, observation feedback, student evaluations, and similar records.
• Administrators who teach a class as part of their job description during scheduled work hours do not receive additional compensation for the teaching assignment.
• Administrators who teach a class outside scheduled work hours or job description are compensated according to the adjunct salary scale.
• Retired full-time faculty are paid at the level they were paid for overload before retiring.

CEWD and MACEM&PS Part-Time Faculty Pay Scale, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

• Course outline or syllabus and lesson plan preparation, including Blackboard where applicable, are included in instructor pay.
• A per-head compensation rate or a contract training rate outside this scale may be requested with written justification to the AVP or Executive Director.
• The base rate per contact hour may be incrementally increased to the maximum in circumstances such as an advanced degree related to the area taught, years of teaching experience, specialized training or certification in the area taught, or industry experience performing work in the area taught.

Support Staff Hourly Rate Ranges, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Support staff working third shift receive a night differential, reflected in the grades below.

Clinical/Field Experience Staff Hourly Rates, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

Level I

• Clinical instructors are hired based on discipline required educational credentials.
• Entry level clinical instructors have less than 45 credits of teaching experience and/or are lacking documentation of professional development and/or positive teaching experience.

Level II

• Document 45 to 89 credits of teaching experience, or 1,801 to 3,560 clinical instruction hours.
• Document professional growth in teaching.
• Document positive teaching experience.

Level III

• Document 90 and above credits of teaching experience, or 3,561 or more clinical instruction hours.
• Document professional growth in teaching.
• Document positive teaching experience.

Initial Placement

• Clinical instructors are hired to teach courses based on discipline required educational credentials.
• Previous experience and professional development, including degrees and certifications, determine where initial placement occurs.

Professional Growth

• Clinical instructors must demonstrate professional growth to advance to the next level.
• Clinical instructors contact the appropriate department chair, program manager, or coordinator and provide evidence of professional growth consistent with the definition of professional and organizational development and other appropriate educational experiences, such as certificates and degrees. Professional development includes, but is not limited to, participation in departmental and Center for Teaching and Learning events.

Positive Teaching Experience

• Teaching experience is calculated using hours taught at the college level. Thirty hours or credits at the college level equal a year. Each full year of secondary, elementary, or other non-college-level teaching is credited with one-half of a year.
• Demonstrated successful teaching experience is documented through letters of recommendation, observation feedback, student evaluations, and similar records.

Scale Movement Procedures

• In consultation with department chairs, program managers, or coordinators, all clinical instructors document requirements to move up scale. Documentation is kept by the department chair and subject to approval by the Associate Vice President and/or the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• Change in the clinical instructor pay rate is determined by the department chair, program manager, or coordinator.
• Clinical instructors are responsible for presenting documentation of positive teaching experience and professional development at FCC and other colleges to the department chair or program manager to support a scale increase. The department chair or program manager keeps a record of the rationale and decision to increase pay for each adjunct faculty member.

Part-Time Variable Schedule (PTVS) and Auxiliary Employees Hourly Rate Ranges, Effective July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027