Blue Ridge Community College provides its employees with a meaningful employment experience and is an equal access and equal opportunity employer (See BRCC Policies and Procedures 2.23.1).
Full-time Faculty
Full-time faculty vacancies are announced on the College website with instructions on the procedures to make application. Announcements include position title and purpose, minimum educational and work experience qualifications, essential functions and responsibilities, additional duties and responsibilities, probable work schedule, proposed starting date, application requirements, and equal employment opportunity statements. Application must be made through BRCC’s online application system and should be accompanied by unofficial transcripts and a current résumé.
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The contract for part-time instructional employees will be completed by the designated assistant in the Office for Instruction. The completed contract is signed by the part-time instructional employee and the respective department personnel before being submitted to the Office for Finance for payment (See BRCC Policies and Procedures 3.3.2.B.1.). See Appendix B for a sample Adjunct Instructor Agreement.
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Blue Ridge Community College follows the Faculty Credentials guidelines set by SACS-COC per the Comprehensive Standard 3.7.1 of the Principles of Accreditation. The standard reads as follows:
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BRCC offers a competitive pay scale for its curriculum full-time faculty according to a salary plan, which is sued to determine the starting salary or any salary changes caused by promotion, attainment of further education or degrees, assignment of special duties, merit pay, or Presidential awards (See BRCC Policies and Procedures 3.8.1.).
Full-time faculty are eligible for longevity pay if the faculty member meets the requirements of total qualifying service set forth in NC State Code (as amended). Total service for longevity pay is based on a month-for-month computation of full-time employment with the College. Annual longevity pay amounts are based on the length of total State service and a percentage of the faculty member’s annual rate of pay. See BRCC Policies and Procedures 3.8.3. for specific rates based on the years of service.
For adjunct faculty are paid a competitive wage, based upon market demand, qualifications of candidates, and job responsibilities. Compensation is based on the state mandated minimums. It is also understood that adjunct faculty do not receive any benefits available to full-time faculty such as medical coverage or retirement unless required by law (See BRCC Policies and Procedures 3.8.2.). Adjunct contracts are based on the number course contact hours. For example: BUS 110 is a three (3) contact hour per week course that runs for 16 weeks. The contract for an adjunct would be calculated based on the hours per week times the number of weeks and based on the hourly rate per the adjunct’s highest level of credentialing.
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