> The community colleges in my area require a surprising amount of prerequisites and pay _dismally_. Exactly. They want quality education provided by people wh

> The community colleges in my area require a surprising amount of prerequisites and pay _dismally_. Exactly. They want quality education provided by people who see it as a social giveback. The pay is almost an honorarium. Many CC professors are seniors in industry or professors at other local universities who do it really to give people a chance or to help with career mobility within their industry.