The 30,000 instructors who comprise
the faculty of the California Community Colleges have the
most challenging and rewarding jobs in all of higher education.
The unique mission of California's community colleges is
to provide degree and certificate instruction to students
preparing to transfer to 4-year baccalaureate programs,
to provide technical and vocational instruction to students
with more immediate career plans, while also giving flexibility
in responding to instructional needs of local communities
and life-long learning for adults.
The Los Angeles Community College
District, comprised of nine area community colleges, offers
Project MATCH as a method to prepare a diverse Community
College faculty who are sensitive to the needs of the students
it serves. The program assumes that applicants have already
attained a level of expertise in the subject area to which
they will be assigned as interns. The summer institute
will be held sometime between June and August with classes
scheduled during evening hours.
What can interns expect
if selected for the program?
Interns will be assigned to work
with a Los Angeles Community College District instructor
to teach a 3-unit class during the Fall semester. Day,
evening, or Saturday opportunities may be available. Instruction
will take place at one of the nine colleges of the District.
This program is not affiliated with professional graduate
school programs for teacher training.
There will be several seminars to assist interns to prepare for and evaluate their teaching. The Summer Institute will be held sometime between June and August and is designed to orient the intern to community college teaching. The Summer Institute classes will be scheduled during evening hours.
Two follow up workshops will be
held on a Saturday sometime in October and December.
All components of the program are
mandatory. Failure to attend the Summer Institute, two
follow up workshops and teaching assignment at the college
may results in exclusion from the program.
The terms of the assignment
provide a stipend not to exceed $800 for each intern.
The stipend is conditional on attending all classes during
the Fall semester.
Persons who are interested in a
career as full time community college instructors, are
authorized to work in the USA, have expertise in a subject
area (either
academic or vocational),
and have not had paid college professional teaching experience
are eligible. The eligibility requirements for each of
these two teaching areas are set forth below:
Academic Disciplines
(Examples only: Math, English,
Life Science, Speech, Chemistry, etc.)
Applicants must:
- hold an advanced degree from an accredited college or university
- meet California Community College minimum qualifications by the completion of the masters degree and
- have no prior paid professional teaching or counseling experience at the college level.
Vocational Disciplines
(Examples only: Computer
Science, Nursing, Cabinet Making, Technology, etc.)
Applicants must:
- hold associate degree combined
with at least 6 years of full-time paid experience in
the discipline: or
Bachelors degree and 2 years of full-time paid experience in the discipline and
- have no prior professional teaching experience at the college level.
Interested persons must complete
the following procedure in order to apply as a Project
MATCH intern:
- Complete the Application
Disclosure Form
- Write a letter of interest in
becoming an intern.
- Provide a current resume.
- Provide a sealed official (no photocopies) college transcript(s), include all higher education units attempted.
- Provide
one letter of recommendation from
an individual who is familiar with the applicant's
academic or professional experience.
These materials will
not be returned to you.
Each year eligible candidates will be invited for an interview between February and April. The criteria for selection will include, at minimum:
- Academic preparation or occupational
expertise in a target discipline.
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills.
We are looking for talented instructional
candidates to intern at our nine community colleges.
Deadline
for Filing: February 1st
All application materials (see 1-5 above)
must be received at the address below no later than February 1st.
Los Angeles Community College District
Project MATCH
Office of Diversity Programs
770 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3896
For additional information, contact
Diversity Programs, at (213) 891-2315.
