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Rasmussen University

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Supportive staff, but low to no pay for extra responsibilities - Adjunct Instructor Rasmussen University Employee Review

3.0
Mar 28, 2026
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Pros

Support staff to help with initial course set up, live sessions, and grading. The courses are set up for instructors in Blackboard with instructions and answer keys. There are Power Point templates to be used to create each week's Live Session presentation.

Cons

I am paid $1700 per each 5.5 week course I teach - which would be acceptable if that was all I was required to do. On top of teaching the course, adjuncts do New Faculty Orientation, a Sandbox course in Blackboard, and 8+ hours mandatory training annual HR type training. I asked HR how these hours are accounted for in my paycheck (I have taught 3 courses for $1700 each in 8 months) and this was the reply: "While we don’t have a detailed breakdown of hours tied to each specific activity, the rate is designed to encompass all required responsibilities associated with the role, including mandatory compliance trainings and onboarding activities."

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Cons

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