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Full-time
Faculty
63
Quality of education at any specific college strongly depends on people who teach there.

In this report for Lower Columbia College we provide you with information about faculty structure, salaries, and class sizes, as well as comparisons to competing and nearby colleges.

Faculty Compensation and Workload

Average
Faculty Salary
$56,000
As a rule, well-compensated instructors are better motivated and have more opportunities to concentrate on teaching; therefore, we consider faculty compensation to be an important factor for evaluating education quality.

Faculty salaries at Lower Columbia College vary approximately from $55,000 to $56,000. The average full-time faculty salary at this college is approximately $56,000 a year -- this is 19% lower than Washington average faculty compensation.

Faculty Rank
School Average
WA Average
Difference

Unranked Teacher
$55,622
$56,528
-2%

Annual Faculty Wages
Students to Faculty Ratios

Lower Columbia College Faculty Compensation and Workload Chart

Students to
Faculty Ratio
17 : 1
Lower Columbia College has a decent, 17:1 students-to-faculty ratio.

Low ratios typically imply smaller class size, more attention to students, better quality of education, and higher satisfaction both for students and instructors. High ratios are usually a sign of the opposite.

Use the charts above to compare faculty compensation and workload at Lower Columbia College versus nearby colleges.

Faculty Ranking and Demographics

The full-time faculty at Lower Columbia College consists of 63 unranked teachers - 34 men and 29 women:
Lower Columbia College Faculty Demographics Chart

Please note that faculty rank (e.g. associate professor, lecturer, instructor) is typically assigned by the college itself.

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