why a doctorate and work at a community college?

[pooker]

I dont want to be rude and ask , plus some of the teachers are already kinda mean lol. But if your name on your door says "Doctor xxxx " that means you went to grad school and finished the highest level of achievement right?

Why then would you work at a community college? Is there any benefits? I was curious if I was missing something?

edit- also not trying to come off in a rude way I was just curious. I think being a professor is a really good job I just always assumed that when you had this that you normally worked at universitys or something.

[threekidspa]

I think if you ask them, you'd get a bunch of different answers. Some could just like the atmosphere better than a 4 year institution. Some may not have been able to keep a postion at one. Some may say something like its where they think they can have the most impact. Some may have already had a career in industry but want to continue working and teaching without the competion and politics involved in other places? There are hundreds of reasons why a PhD may choose to teach at a junior college. Most of them aren't 'bad'.

Not that I know anything about this....it's just my opinion...

[pooker]

yeah thats what I was thinking maybe. Its just I went to go talk to one and it said "Doctor XXX" then under that it said physics, I was like dang lol. This guy has to be incredibly smart. My physchology teacher told me that he was a chemical engineer but he hated it completely so it got his bachelors in physchology, not really the same thing but kinda along those lines.

[Hermione]

They could be retired from another institution, or they have a full time administrative job at the CC, or they're not able to get a full time faculty position at a university. It depends on what their doctorate is in, how old they are, etc.
Some people with doctorates teach as "adjunct" faculty at more than one school.

[Bamboo]

Let's also remember smarts does not equal common sense. Again, not trying to offend, but some of the smartest people I know are not that bright when it comes to everyday life. In fact, some are just plain weird as bat sh*#!

[bpitt]

Pook, you're still young, so lemme give you head's up. Money, job titles, where you work, etc, ain't everything in life. When you get a little older, you'll begin to see what I mean. I ain't being harsh, I'm just sayin'.

[GulfcoastLuvr]

I have a mba, with a bs in music.
I didn't want to be a H.S. band teacher/director, so I went back for business.
I hated sales, after figuring that out, 15 years later I was offered a job with a Chemical company on the coast that I called on. I was hired by that company. They only required a h.s. education. The pay ain't too shabby.
I like it except for the ol' dumbass H.S. buddies that team up on ya.
(They have to, to have enough brain power)
I don't have to put up with many peoples B.S. otherwise.
The ones that I do deal with are idiots, and I intimidate them without trying.
I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I'm not far from the door.
Been here for 17+ years, and never will return to sales.
This stuff is too easy.

[Scarlett O'hara]

It may be a stepping stone to a univerisity............it could be they are just finishing up for their retirement............sometimes they are currently administrators at schools and teach night classes for extra money........