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Things that get you the full-time job

• Current industry credentials

  Programs are accredited partly on their instructors' credentials, so yours are worth money to the college.

• Online teaching experience

  A large share of college courses now run partly or fully online.

• Curriculum development

  Writing a new course or a new certificate makes you hard to replace.

• A master's degree

  Required for academic subjects, optional but useful in trade programs.