For Profit or Online CC

Discussion in 'Online & DL Teaching' started by AdamJLaw, Feb 5, 2011.

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  1. AdamJLaw

    AdamJLaw New Member

    Which would you rather work for: for profit colleges, community colleges or some other form? I only work at for profit institutions so far and I have nothing to compare them to. Are community colleges usually a better environment or are they more difficult?

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  2. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I work for 2 for profits and 1 CC. All provide a steady flow of classes and great support. The pay is about the same across the board. I prefer those that answer my questions and keep paying me!

    The for-profits use eCollege and the CC uses Moodle. I think eCollege is a bit easier to manage student activity.
     
  3. cdhale

    cdhale Member

    I teach fulltime at a CC and part time for two for-profits and one private university. In the past, I have taught for two other CC's online, and one other university.

    Most CC's (though not all, but this is my experience) offer courses in a long semester format, just as they do onsite. So they have typical 16 week courses. Most of the for profits (and the other universities that I teach for) teach accelerated courses, lasting between 5 1/2 - 8 weeks. So I can get 2 or 3 courses per long semester in the same amount of time. Since the pay is comparable for all of the courses, generally speaking, I get twice as much money per semester (or more) with the for profits.

    I do enjoy my CC job, but I like the quicker turn around at the other schools. I find less micromanaging at the CC, so that is a plus there. I have more freedom to develop my own courses at the CC, which is a plus or minus, depending upon your perspective. I get no option for changing or developing content for the for profit schools.

    Both have strengths and weaknesses. I enjoy both.
     
  4. rmm0484

    rmm0484 Member

    I have worked for two for profits (UOP and APUS). Of the two, I prefer APUS, because the scheduling process works much better. (You know way in advance of your scheduled classes). I worked for UOP teaching three or four different courses steadily for five years (with no complaints or retraining required), then fell through the cracks under "the don't call us, we'll call you if your profile meets our requirements" methodology to which they transitioned.
     

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