Community-College Chiefs' Pay Lags behind Presidents with Similar Loads

Autor/in	Ashburn, Elyse
Titel	Community-College Chiefs' Pay Lags behind Presidents with Similar Loads
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2007) 12, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; College Presidents; Educational Administration; Salaries; Compensation (Remuneration); Fringe Benefits; Comparable Worth; Administrator Responsibility + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Sozialabgaben; Lohngerechtigkeit
Abstract	As community colleges have matured, many presidents' jobs--especially at the largest colleges in the country--have grown to become those of college president, entrepreneur, lobbyist, global ambassador, county leader, and fund raiser rolled into one. Their compensation has grown as well. At the largest two-year colleges and college systems in the country, median total compensation now tops $250,000, according to "The Chronicle"'s first comprehensive look at presidential pay at those institutions. A handful of seasoned presidents make more than $350,000 a year. "The Chronicle"'s survey also found that presidential compensation at community colleges isn't just about salary and retirement anymore. Like universities, many two-year colleges have begun offering their presidents housing and car allowances, deferred compensation, and an array of bonuses. Still, community-college presidents' compensation has not reached the level of that at four-year institutions. The presidents at the 68 largest two-year colleges, districts, and systems make much less than their counterparts at the 182 largest public four-year institutions in the country, according to "The Chronicle"'s survey. At those universities and four-year systems, median compensation is now almost $400,000 a year, $150,000 higher than at community colleges. Their pay also pales in comparison to the chief executives at private institutions-- despite the fact that most of the two-year colleges are many times larger than the private four-year institutions. (Contains 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10