Once I am offered a job, can I negotiate my salary?

All new employees start on step 1 of the appropriate salary range. However, your application materials will be reviewed and you may be eligible for advanced step placement based on any additional related education and/or additional comparable experience.

Personnel Commission Rule 290 has more information about salary placement.

Temporary (part-time) faculty salaries are governed by the 

collective bargaining agreement between the Ventura County Federation of College Teachers, AFT Local 1828, AFL-CIO and the Ventura County Community College District.

For more information about how salaries are determined for temporary (part-time) faculty positions, please review refer to the explanation of salary placement for temporary (part-time) faculty.

Full Time faculty salaries are governed by the 

collective bargaining agreement between the Ventura County Federation of College Teachers, AFT Local 1828, AFL-CIO and the Ventura County Community College District.

For more information about how salaries are determined for full-time faculty positions, please review refer to Section 3.2 and 3.3 of the collective bargaining agreement.

New contract employees shall receive a maximum of seven years credit for any combination of all prior full-time teaching and (for those disciplines that require it) full-time professional experience directly related to the discipline of the assignment and pro-rata credit for all parttime teaching experience and (for those disciplines that require it) part-time professional experience directly related to the discipline of the assignment for the purpose of salary-step placement.