| In the past, adjunct professors were able to secure | | | | students. |
| teaching assignments at colleges and universities. | | | | The learner today is frequently adults. This is the |
| However, this field has expanded. Today, adjunct | | | | result of more women wishing to enter the job |
| professor teaching jobs are available through | | | | market for the first time, people seeking better jobs, |
| different types of institutions of higher education. | | | | and increased competition for existing jobs. As a |
| These include not-for-profit colleges, for-profit | | | | result, many for-profit schools specialize in adult |
| colleges, traditional schools, colleges that specialize in | | | | education. They offer classes at times that are most |
| adult education, and vocational and trade schools. | | | | convenient for adult students. Increasing numbers of |
| Public and private universities were always set up as | | | | traditional colleges are also setting up night schools |
| not-for-profit institutions. Today, there are for-profit | | | | that are geared to adult learners. |
| colleges and universities as well as the traditional | | | | Therefore, this is a time of great opportunity for us |
| ones. The difference between them in regards to | | | | because of the increase in the number of adjunct |
| adjunct professor teaching jobs is negligible. However, | | | | professor teaching jobs. In order to be successful in |
| it is to our advantage that these schools now exist | | | | securing an initial teaching assignment at a college, |
| because it increases the demand for college | | | | flexibility is important. Some schools have trouble |
| professors on both a full-time and part-time basis. | | | | finding adjuncts to teach at night while others have |
| In addition to these types of colleges, there are also | | | | problems finding adjuncts able to teach during the |
| vocational and trade schools. In the past, many of | | | | daytime. If you are able to be flexible with your |
| these schools had a less than desirable reputation. | | | | availability, there is no reason that you will not be |
| However, regulations are now more stringent and | | | | successful in securing teaching assignments. |
| most of them appear to be successful in training their | | | | |