California community college jobs

2,881 open adjunct and part-time faculty positions at 67 community colleges in California, refreshed every night. Teaching roles only: for staff and administrative jobs, see each college's own careers site.

Open positions
2,881
Colleges hiring
67
Listed this week
44
Median pay per course
$3,108

2,881 positions found

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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Accounting

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonAccounting & FinancePart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Aeronautics

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Art

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonVisual & Fine ArtsPart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Engineering

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonEngineeringPart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Geology

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonOtherPart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, History

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonHistoryPart-time
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Crafton Hills College

Adjunct - Professor, Marketing

Yucaipa, CAIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time
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Mt San Antonio College

Psychology- Adjunct Professor

Walnut, CAIn-PersonPsychologyPart-time$104+/hr
Posted Yesterday•via HigherEdJobs
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San Bernardino Valley College

Adjunct - Professor, Engineering

San Bernardino, CAIn-PersonEngineeringPart-time
Listed 2d ago•Pay not disclosed•via NeoGov Direct
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San Bernardino Valley College

Adjunct - Professor, History

San Bernardino, CAIn-PersonHistoryPart-time
Listed 2d ago•Pay not disclosed•via NeoGov Direct
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College of the Desert

Physics Instructor, Part-Time

Palm Desert, CAIn-PersonPhysicsPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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College of the Desert

Chemistry Instructor, Part-Time

Palm Desert, CAIn-PersonChemistryPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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College of the Desert

Computer Information Systems (CIS) Instructor, Part-Time

Palm Desert, CAIn-PersonComputer Science & ITPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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College of the Desert

Biological Sciences Instructor, Part-Time

Palm Desert, CAIn-PersonBiology & Life SciencesPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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South Orange County Community College District

Paralegal Instructor (Part-Time Faculty) IVC

Mission Viejo, CaliforniaIn-PersonLaw & Legal StudiesPart-time
Posted 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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Peralta Community College District

Part Time Instructor, Engineering

Oakland, CAIn-PersonEngineeringPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Posted 3d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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San Bernardino Valley College

Adjunct - Professor, Psychology

San Bernardino, CAIn-PersonPsychologyPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via NeoGov Direct
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San Bernardino Valley College

Adjunct - Professor, Welding

San Bernardino, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time
Listed 3d ago•Pay not disclosed•via NeoGov Direct
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Allan Hancock College

Part-time Faculty - Geography

Santa Maria, CAIn-PersonSociologyPart-time$56 – $86/hr
Listed 4d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Cabrillo College

Nursing, Clinical - Medical Surgical/Simulation - Associate Instructor

Aptos, CAIn-PersonHealth Sciences & NursingPart-time
Posted 4d ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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California community colleges hiring adjunct faculty

Every community college in the state with an open adjunct or part-time faculty position, most openings first.

Reedley College275Kern Community College District197Coast Community College District142Santa Barbara City College123San Mateo County Community College District110Santa Rosa Junior College103Foothill-De Anza Community College District98Victor Valley College85Yuba College84Los Angeles Community College District77Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District74Monterey Peninsula College74San Bernardino Community College District74Sierra College66Glendale Community College62Imperial Valley College62San Joaquin Delta College62Merced College61Merced Community College59Los Rios Community College District58Mission College56Chaffey College49College of Marin49Ventura County Community College District49South Orange County Community College District44Hartnell Community College40Peralta Community College District40North Orange County Community College District38College of the Sequoias32Mendocino College29Gavilan College28San Bernardino Valley College27West Valley-Mission Community College District27College of the Redwoods26Ohlone College25Palomar College24San Diego Community College District22San Francisco Community College District22Southwestern College22Allan Hancock College20Contra Costa Community College District20Barstow Community College19Chaffey Community College19Crafton Hills College19Palomar Community College18Mt San Antonio College15Cabrillo College14Cerritos College14Porterville College14Solano Community College14Long Beach Community College District13Rancho Santiago Community College District12Cuesta College11Lake Tahoe Community College11Feather River Community College District9Taft College (West Kern Community College District)9Chabot-Las Positas Community College District7College of the Desert7Rio Hondo Community College7Palo Verde Community College District5San Jose City College2Victor Valley Community College2Butte-Glenn Community College1City College of San Francisco1Riverside Community College District1Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Community College1Yosemite Community College District1

California community college jobs by discipline

Open positions by field. A linked field goes to its nationwide list.

Community college jobs in California: common questions

How many community college teaching jobs are open in California?
As of November 10, 2026, OpenLecture lists 2,881 open adjunct and part-time faculty positions at 67 community colleges in California, 44 of them listed in the past seven days. These are teaching roles; staff and administrative jobs are posted on each college's own careers site.
Which California community colleges are hiring adjunct faculty?
The California community colleges with the most open adjunct and part-time faculty positions right now are Reedley College (275), Kern Community College District (197), Coast Community College District (142), Santa Barbara City College (123), San Mateo County Community College District (110).
How much do community college adjuncts make in California?
Among the 81 current California community college listings that state per-course pay, the median is $3,108 per course. Most listings do not publish pay, so treat this as what is being advertised, not a survey of what adjuncts earn.

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