Some of California’s community colleges do not have enough full-time faculty, and some misspend state funds intended for full-time professors on part-time adjuncts, according to a report released last month by the state’s auditor.
The audit—which state legislators authorized last year at the request of a community college faculty group—investigated state spending and hiring practices at the Foothill-De Anza, Kern, Los Rios, and San Diego Community College Districts.
Auditors partially faulted the California Community College Chancellor’s Office for a lack of oversight and for using a faulty metric to measure the districts’ part-time and full-time professors….