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Lawmakers hear case for funding pay parity for contingent college faculty
Summary
AFT Washington and community college representatives told the committee contingent faculty average about 61.5% of full‑time pay and that bringing pay to an 85% parity target would cost about $75.1 million systemwide; panelists urged legislature to fund phased increases under HB 2538.
The House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held a work session on Feb. 24 focused on the role, pay and working conditions of contingent (adjunct/part‑time) faculty in the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) system and considered a legislative approach to move pay toward an 85% parity target.
Julie Hess, Director of Human Resources for the SBCTC, said the system’s 34 colleges serve about 300,000 students and employ roughly 10,600 faculty by head count across full‑ and part‑time positions. Hess reviewed the history of state work on adjunct best practices and highlighted a July 2024 SBCTC plan that found contingent faculty earn on average about 61.5% of the compensation of full‑time faculty on a…
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