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Table 6.3 Instruction by Adjuncts and Overloads, Traditional Program 2008-2011
All Courses
Fall 2011 Fall 2010 Fall 2009 Fall 2008
Hours Percent Hours Percent Hours Percent Hours Percent
Credit Hours 14,742 14,977 14,172 14,079
Overload 744 5.0% 807 5.4% 617 4.3% 1036 7.4%
Adjunct 2991 20.3% 2486 16.6% 2100 14.8% 2289 16.3%
Combined 3735 25.3% 3283 22.0% 2717 19.1% 3325 23.7%
The greatest pressure has been felt in the delivery of the general education curriculum (see Table
6.4 below). Although upper level courses in the degree programs continue to be staffed largely
by full-time faculty, the introductory level social sciences and humanities offerings have been
most impacted with regard to staffing by adjuncts. This reflects, in part, some planned reductions
in the number of students per class (from 30 to 25) in key introductory social science courses to
accommodate a more interactive pedagogical approach, fewer overload teaching assignments, as
well as course releases for some faculty to coordinate assessment efforts. Discussion of staffing
in the general education curriculum is ongoing, but there are no immediate plans to substantially
increase staffing in these areas.
Table 6.4 Gen Ed Instruction by Adjuncts and Overloads, Traditional Program 2008-11
Fall 2011 Fall 2010 Fall 2009 Fall 2008
Hours Percent Hours Percent Hours Percent Hours Percent
Credit Hours 6,459 6,279 5,564 5,853
Overload 204 3.1% 301 4.8% 211 3.8% 373 6.4%
Adjunct 1239 19.2% 1143 18.2% 888 15.9% 576 9.8%
Combined 1443 22.3% 1444 23.0% 1099 17.7% 949 16.2%
Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the College invested considerable resources in
support of the Accelerated Studies for Adults Program (ASAP) by hiring tenure-track faculty,
moving away from a model that relied nearly entirely on adjunct and visiting faculty
appointments. In particular, the College has aggressively sought to hire doctorally-prepared or
ABD faculty to teach in ASAP, as evident in Table 6.5 below.
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