Ranked Faculty

Promotion to Rank:

Associate Professors become eligible for promotion to Full Professor after completing at least 12 years of full-time teaching (or equivalent) at a nationally or regionally accredited institution of post-secondary education and/or comparable professional achievement as determined by the Provost in consultation with the relevant director.

Ranked Tenureable faculty:

Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Full Professors become eligible for promotion within rank every three years. Promotion is optional and may be deferred at the faculty’s request.

Tenurable Associate and Assistant Professors typically receive pre-tenure reviews at the end of the third year to receive feedback on their progress towards tenure at CCA.

Ranked Non-tenureable faculty:

After confirmation of ongoing program need, ranked non-tenureable faculty will be eligible for re-appointment or renewal in accordance with the schedule set forth in their appointment letters, typically every three years. The renewal process is mandatory and may not be deferred.
Ranked non-tenureable faculty become eligible for promotion within rank according to the same schedule as tenureable faculty.

For reasonable cause, the Provost in consultation with the relevant program chair(s) and program faculty, may initiate a evaluation procedure for any ranked faculty member at any time.

Academic Affairs will notify eligible ranked faculty by mail. Faculty must respond to notification by August 1st of each year. Faculty files for consideration must be submitted to Academic Affairs no later than September 15th. If submissions will be delayed, Academic Affairs must be informed immediately and accommodation may be made.

Unranked Faculty

Change of Status

Adjunct

Adjuncts in good standing with the college are eligible to apply for promotion to Senior Adjunct after 10 semesters of satisfactory teaching at the Adjunct level at CCA. An application will be reviewed by APT and submitted for action to the Provost with a recommendation. Promotion is conditional on APT and Provost approval.

An Adjunct must apply for promotion to Senior Adjunct no later than his or her 12th semester of teaching at CCA.

Academic Affairs will notify eligible Adjunct faculty by mail. Eligible Lecturer/Senior Lecturer faculty will be notified by their program chair or director.
All files for consideration must be submitted to Academic Affairs no later than September 15th.

Lecturer & Senior Lecturer

The director in consultation with the program chair will evaluate each Lecturer every year. Following evaluation, they may recommend a Lecturer who has typically completed at least four semesters, for an Adjunct position. With the approval of the Provost and APT, the Lecturer may receive an appointment as an Adjunct.

Once a Lecturer has completed six semesters of teaching, he or she may not be re-hired or re-appointed in the same classification without a minimum hiatus of three years.

for further information see the Faculty Handbook