For information on these job fairs, contact the Human Resources unit in the autumn. The California Community Colleges are equal opportunity employers with a serious commitment to diversity. I would personally like to invite you to visit one of our colleges, and to apply for all positions for which you possess qualifications and interest. Professional standards and expectations are correspondingly high. The average 1993 full-time teaching assignment was 15.9 hours per week, excluding overload.
Faculty hiring in the coming years is likely to be moderate.
After a large surge in hiring between 1989 and 1991, hiring in most districts has fallen substantially as a result of enrollment declines and budget shortages. But while new positions will be infrequent in the near future, a considerable number of retirements are expected to occur before the year 2000. Many more part-time faculty are hired each year. About a quarter of all new faculty hires occur in the core academic disciplines of English and mathematics. Instructors of English as a second language and basic skills also make up a significant percentage of hires.