Programs
These programs are designed to enhance professionalism, encourage excellence in the District faculty, and provide the supervision of an incentive program for full-time faculty. Learn more
The Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth Program (AFPG) is administered by the Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation in the Academic and Student Affairs Division. The program provides Maricopa Community College's adjunct faculty members with financial reimbursement for attending external (outside of Maricopa County Community College District sponsored events) conferences, seminars, workshops, and professional meetings that are directly related to courses taught and that will enhance the adjuncts' teaching skills and their students' learning.
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must be employed, currently teaching a course or be between courses, as an adjunct faculty for a credit course (at least one credit), or have a current service contract assignment for Library or Counseling adjunct faculty by one or more of the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Applicants who are between courses must have taught as adjunct faculty in Maricopa for a minimum of four of the last six semesters, and be scheduled to teach in the subsequent semester, verifiable in SIS or through notification from the department/division chair.
The applicant must NOT have previously been awarded funds in excess of the maximum individual funding level provided for the fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).
Maximum Reimbursable Amounts Per Fiscal Year
The maximum reimbursable amount is based on the total number of credits taught per academic year:
- 3 credit hours or more — $750
- 2 credit hours — $500
- 1 credit hour — $250
For more information
For full details as to how to apply, please see the AFPG page in the Employee Portal.
The One-Year-Only (OYO)/One-Semester-Only (OSO) Faculty Professional Growth Program is administered by the Maricopa Center for Learning and Innovation in the Academic and Student Affairs Division. The program provides Maricopa Community College's OYO/OSO faculty members with financial reimbursement for attending external (outside of Maricopa County Community College District sponsored events) conferences, seminars, workshops, and professional meetings that are directly related to courses taught and that will enhance the faculty teaching skills and their students' learning.
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must be employed as an OYO/OSO faculty employee by one or more of the Maricopa Community Colleges.
The applicant must NOT have previously been awarded funds in excess of the maximum individual funding level provided for the fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).
Maximum Reimbursable Amounts Per Fiscal Year
The maximum reimbursable amount is $750.00
For more information
For full details as to how to apply, please see the OYO/OSO Faculty Professional Growth page in the Employee Portal.