How do you pay back your loans as an adjunct professor?

lookingforward
Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:47:06 +0000

I know folks (PhDs) teaching at multiple colleges to make ends meet. Any one school might only need you for one class per semester. Or worse, one per year. You need the credentials. The longer you do it, or special skills, you make more. But night classes in a continuing ed pgm at a 4 year paid one friend less than 2k/run. Others I know, in the main program, got maybe 4-6k per course, unless they had pull or seniority. It’s not going to pay the rent.

Get established in your field, then see what extra work you pick up.