I am tenured in economics at City College of San Francisco, and we recently
advertised a tenure-track position. I have a master's degree myself (didn't
finish Ph.D. program at Berkeley). Of course, it depends on the institution,
but our focus here is on teaching ability and experience, especially at the
community college level. We are looking for people who are most skilled at
reaching the very diverse students we have here. There are not "serious
advantages" to having a Ph.D., either to get a job here or to do the job.
What is more useful is being a creative, committed instructor. We have
created a few elective courses in specialized areas, but most of the teaching
is meeting students' general ed. requirements in principles and intro stat
(heavily business majors, but a nice sprinkling of econ and other majors). We
have an active economics club that attracts students from a variety of
backgrounds -- one of the rewards is that students often have a lot of genuine
interest in the economy.
Deborah Goldsmith
Instructor, Economics
City College of San Francisco
John Diggelman wrote:
> I am currently working on a PhD in economics and am seriously considering
> a career teaching at the community college level. Is it possible to get a
> 'tenured' type position at a CC without a PhD? Are there serious
> advantages to havinga PhD over a Masters if you intend to wotk at a
> Community College?
>
> John Diggelman
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