How Do You Become A Professor At A Community College?
Becoming a professor at a community college can be tough, especially in today’s academic job market. Competition is fierce. Many colleges face budget cuts on a regular basis. Most community colleges do prefer to hire candidates with a PhD. Cases in which exceptions are made, however, do exist. It is not out of the question to be hired as a full-time professor at a community college if you possess a Master’s degree, as opposed to a PhD. Completing the Ground Work Step 1 Obtain the necessary education you need: either a Master’s degree and/or a PhD. This article assumes that you have already completed Step 1. If you have not, you must first realize that you will not be able to become a community college professor without at least a Master’s degree in your field of study. Step 2 Obtain experience as a T.A. (Teaching Assistant) at the university from which you received or are currently working on your degree. If you have already graduated and you did not serve as a T.A., you can still have
