ABSTRACT
Community college faculty was a more diverse group in 2000 than they were in 1975, and were closer to being representative of the United States population in general. The faculty was in general older than they were in 1975, most probably because of hiring patterns within the community college system. Conversely, the colleges and universities were more important sources for community college faculty in 2000 than in 1975. According to some measures, community college faculty was highly involved in their professions. For example, two-thirds belonged to a professional association of one type or another. The most popular type of such association, by far, was that dedicated to an academic discipline, with those composed only of community college faculty the least popular. Doctoral holders valued the pre-baccalaureate transfer function of the community college most highly, and part-time doctoral seekers were most likely to value the community college’s role in giving students general educational preparation.
