Salary Expectations for PTL (schools, teaching, students, campus)

[ogplife]

I sent my resume out to a few colleges and was contacted yesterday about an adjunct position at a for-profit college. I don't have any lecturing experience, however, I have very good practioner experience, which is likely why I was contacted. I don't want to price myself out of a job, but obviously the goal is to maximize my earning potential. What is a reasonable salary expectation (range) for an adjunct without any teaching experience in NYC?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

[OdysseusNY]

~$3k - $5k per semester per class, depending on which class and your qualifications

this is what CUNY pays, and it's generally considered decent as adjuncting goes around here, especially since you can get benefits if you do two classes. i've not adjuncted at a for-profit but i've heard through the grapvine they are not as good

i doubt you'll get a salaried adjunct position just starting out. these are very, very rare. CUNY actually fires and rehires all adjuncts every semester just to avoid this (probably illegal IMO but the red tape there is thick)

is it a "typical" college? for instance a relative of mine taught at a college that does a lot of classes for parolees, remedial, etc. somewhere in the lower portion of midtown. not sure what she makes

[L210]

For-profits usually pay $1500-2500 per course. The votech for-profits often pay a salary or hourly wage. In Texas, these schools pay about $30k-35k to start. You can adjust for NYC.

[OdysseusNY]

Originally Posted by L210

For-profits usually pay $1500-2500 per course. The votech for-profits often pay a salary or hourly wage. In Texas, these schools pay about $30k-35k to start. You can adjust for NYC.

out of curiosity how many courses is someone making $35k usually teaching at once down there?

[L210]

Originally Posted by OdysseusNY

out of curiosity how many courses is someone making $35k usually teaching at once down there?

At one school I know of, you can't really go by courses. Some instructors there teach part-time 4 hours a day and receive an hourly wage. The full-time instructors work 7-8 hours a day and are paid a set salary. Each hour is usually a different course broken up by days and nights (courses taught in the day can be taught again to a different group of students at night), but the instructors can also teach the same course back to back depending on demand.

[ogplife]

Originally Posted by OdysseusNY

~$3k - $5k per semester per class, depending on which class and your qualifications

this is what CUNY pays, and it's generally considered decent as adjuncting goes around here, especially since you can get benefits if you do two classes. i've not adjuncted at a for-profit but i've heard through the grapvine they are not as good

i doubt you'll get a salaried adjunct position just starting out. these are very, very rare. CUNY actually fires and rehires all adjuncts every semester just to avoid this (probably illegal IMO but the red tape there is thick)

is it a "typical" college? for instance a relative of mine taught at a college that does a lot of classes for parolees, remedial, etc. somewhere in the lower portion of midtown. not sure what she makes

I met with the Chair today and its not going to work out, as there was a misunderstanding about the campus they wanted me to teach at (not realistic for me)... to answer your question, it would have been a "traditional class."

I would still like for others to respond as I am hoping that somebody else calls for the Spring semester and I have learned from all of the responses.