Tuition Waivers and Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth October 2010
1. To what degree is the Tuition Waiver Program of benefit to you personally?
answered question
711
skipped question
2
Response Percent
Response Count
ESSENTIAL: I will be taking MCCCD courses as I continue to teach.
43.5%
309
USEFUL: I am considering taking MCCCD courses in the future.
48.1%
342
NOT USEFUL: I do not plan to utilize the program.
8.4%
60
2. The Tuition Waiver Benefit may be switched to a Tuition Reimbursement Benefit to overcome:
- Barriers in class start and teaching assignment starts.
- The burden of preauthorization paper work and process.
- Recovery if the Adjunct Faculty ends up not teaching.
To what degree would requiring you to prepay for a class you wanted to take and wait to be reimbursed affect your usage of the program?
answered question
709
skipped question
4
Response Percent
Response Count
I would be more likely to take advantage of the benefit if it is more flexible/easier to use.
13.3%
94
Waiver or Reimbursement, either way works for me.
27.4%
194
It might be a barrier to my usage if I needed to prepay and then wait to be reimbursed.
37.9%
269
It would eliminate my interest in the benefit if I needed to prepay and then wait to be reimbursed.
17.9%
127
I have no interest in utilizing the Tuition Waiver benefit.
3.5%
25
3. To what degree would a Tuition Waiver Program be a benefit to you personally IF it were available to your immediate family (children, spouse)?
answered question
703
skipped question
10
Response Percent
Response Count
I would absolutely take advantage of the benefit.
60.9%
428
I might take advantage of the benefit.
25.6%
180
I probably would not take advantage of the benefit.
7.8%
55
I absolutely would not take advantage of the benefit.
5.7%
40
4. Below is a list of Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth opportunities.
For each program, please indicate if you HAVE USED and/or if you WILL USE it in the future.
Click on BOTH the WILL USE and HAVE USED if they apply.
Please review each program.
answered question
685
skipped question
28
HAVE USED
WILL USE
Response Count
Adjunct Faculty Tuition Waiver Program
73.3% (480)
50.2% (329)
655
Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth Funds
32.8% (144)
78.6% (345)
439
Adjunct Faculty Association Workshop
44.5% (169)
67.6% (257)
380
Adjunct Faculty Association Spring Conference
44.6% (152)
67.2% (229)
341
District sponsored seminars or workshops
48.6% (193)
69.0% (274)
397
College sponsored seminars or workshops
54.4% (234)
64.4% (277)
430
National-level Conferences
28.8% (85)
80.0% (236)
295
Adjunctsuccess.net
10.5% (25)
91.2% (218)
239
5. I participate in Professional Growth programs for the following reasons: (check all that apply)
answered question
690
skipped question
23
Response Percent
Response Count
to stay current in my field
72.9%
503
to learn new teaching techniques and best practices
73.8%
509
to make my resume more appealing
25.1%
173
to network with other adjunct faculty
39.4%
272
to be compensated (when applicable)
24.6%
170
I do not participate in Professional Growth programs
