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Table 1. Community College and Senior College Workload Comparison
From the "Community College Workload Study," CEI Newsletter, Fall 1996

SELECTED SENIOR COLLEGES

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service

Appalachian State

12

2

20

22

35

10

5-6

yes

vague
Campbell

12

1-2

20

22

 

5

12

no

 
East Carolina

12

1

 

25

35

10

10-49

yes

1-2 com.

Elizabeth City

12-15

2

 

25

35

8

12-15

yes

yes

Fayetteville State

12

2

22

18-24

30

8

7-10

yes

15%

Gardner-Webb

15

3

26

20

 

6

20

yes

dept.

Greensboro

12

2

 

20

25

4

 

rare

vague

Guilford

12

2

20

22

30

8

varies

yes

vague

Meredith

12

4 max.

25-30

25-30

30

     

no

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service

North Carolina Central

12

1-2

25

25

 

10

     
North Carolina State

9-12

4

 

25-30

30

       
North Carolina A & T

12

1-2

25

25

35

10

15

yes

yes

UNC-A

12

   

20

 

not spec

 

labs

vague

UNC-C

12

1-2

 

22

none

none

25-30

research

vague

UNC-CH

6

0 (all TA)

20

           
UNC-G

12

2

25

22

3-4

 

no

 

50 hr.

UNC-W

12

1

30

25

36

6

 

yes

yes

High Point

12

1-3

20

16

22

3

6-20

yes

1-3 com.

Winston-Salem State

12

2

30

20-22

 

 

10

yes

 

SELECTED COMMUNITY COLLEGES

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service

Asheville-Buncombe

18-20

2 or 3

22

25

20

5

40-50

yes

voluntary

Blue Ridge

16-18

3-4

20-22

22

22

5

30-40

none

voluntary

Caldwell

15

3 max.

25-30

25

30-35

10

29

limited

none

Cape Fear

18-20

3-4

22-25

22

25

5

48

no

 
Catawba Valley

18

 

20+

25

25

5

40-60

limited

some

Central Carolina

18

3-4

22

22

30

5-15

30+

no

assigned

Central Piedmont

15

3

25

25

35-40

35 on camp.

30

limited

none

Cleveland

15

4-5

30

24

 

10-20

30+

yes

dept.

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service

Coastal Carolina

up to 18

1-2

20

25

25

30 on camp.

3-4

limited

voluntary

Durham Tech

20

3-4

12-25

25

25

8

 

no

 
Fayetteville Tech

15

2-3

25-35

24

35

5

no cap

yes

30 hours

Forsyth Tech

18-21

               
Guilford Tech

15

2-3

24

24

30

5

 

yes

expected

Isothermal

15

2-3

25

25

none

2/class

 

chairs

some

Lenoir

18

3

25

22

none

5

40+

curric. devel.

none

Nash

18

3-6

20-25

20-25

25

5

20-30

no

assigned

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service

Richmond County

18

4

15-18

15 (open)

25

5

40-50

none

some

Rockingham County                  
Rockingham County                  
Sandhills

16-20

2-4

18

24

35

30 on camp.

10-20

yes

encouraged

Vance-Granville

18-19

up to 3

20

25

35

5

 

limited

voluntary

Wake Tech

15 + 3 labs

4 max

18

24

35

5

40

yes

expected

Western Piedmont

18

4-5

24

24

36

5/32 on camp.

20-30

limited

none

Wilkes

18-21

3-6

20

25

 

5

no cap

no

 

College

Teaching Load in Hours

Number of Comp Classes

Average Class Size

Maximum Number in Comp Class

Maximum Number. in Lit. Class

Weekly Office Hours

Number of Advisees

Reduced Load for Other Work

Service