California’s Community Colleges Hired Too Many Part-Time Professors, Misspent Funds: State Auditor

California’s Community Colleges Hired Too Many Part-Time Professors, Misspent Funds: State Auditor
Pierce College in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Micaela Ricaforte
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Some of California’s community colleges do not have enough full-time faculty, and some misspend state funds intended for full-time professors on part-time adjuncts, according to a report released last month by the state’s auditor.

The audit—which state legislators authorized last year at the request of a community college faculty group—investigated state spending and hiring practices at the Foothill-De Anza, Kern, Los Rios, and San Diego Community College Districts.