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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's great- if you don't need money;-)

Like PP said, it works out to about minimum wage.

My DH did it for a while before he got a tenure track job.
The workload is about 2x the hours of the actual class (so if you teach 3 hours per week, you put in another 6 hours of prep and grading)

My Mom and a couple of her friends did it after retiring, just to keep their minds sharp.[/quote]

I am not doubting PP, but OP and others should realize that it is pretty unusual to be able to transition from an adjunct gig to a tenure track positions.  And, if that does happen, it is usually other things -- such as extensive publications - that make the difference, not the adjunct job.[/quote]

This is normally true, but at nvcc it is more possible than at most schools.  You do need to have some professional work, but not to the extent you need it at other schools.  NVCC does care about teaching when it comes to full-time hires, unlike, say, UVa, and they will hire their own adjuncts if they have the degrees and professional work to go along with the teaching experience.  I know quite a few people who have been hired into full-time positions from adjunct positions, although sadly this is not the case recently as there simply are no full-time positions in humanities anymore.  [/quote]

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