Commercial Truck Driving Assistant Professor - Internal

Commercial Truck Driving Assistant Professor – Full Time, Tenure-Track

Walla Walla Community College (WWCC), Walla Walla, WA. Salary: $87,969 – $100,287 annually.

Walla Walla Community College seeks an internal applicant for a full‑time, tenure‑track Commercial Truck Driving Assistant Professor. The start date is at the beginning of the Summer Quarter in July 2026.

The role focuses on providing a quality education and training for students in Commercial Truck Driving, meeting Washington State CDL license requirements and fostering student success.

• Develop, prepare, and teach Washington State compliant and college‑approved Commercial Truck Driving courses, including pre‑trip inspection, straight back, offset back, 90 degree back, gear usage, recovery, coupling, uncoupling, starting/stopping, turning, intersection procedures, railroad crossing procedures, road‑test procedures, and legal aspects of CDL licensing.
• Conduct lab exercises, evaluate student learning, assign grades, and consult with students as required by the instructional division.
• Maintain current curriculum, textbook orders, and grading policies.
• Advise and mentor students on entrance requirements, program options, career plans, and graduation requirements.
• Participate in faculty meetings, in‑service training, curriculum development, professional development activities, academic consulting, workshops, and service on college councils or committees.
• Comply with WWCC policy, procedures, directives, state and federal regulations, orders, statutes, and collective bargaining agreements.
• Support outreach activities to promote the CDL program and participate in commencement ceremonies as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including support for the WWCC strategic plan.

• Valid commercial driver's license and five years of experience driving with a CDL Class A license without air‑brake restriction and without automatic‑transmission restriction.
• Ten years of driving experience with no violations in the past three years.

• Master CDL Instructor certification.
• Trade‑school certified in commercial truck driving preparation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CDC, state, and federal laws and Washington State traffic laws.
• Experience teaching at a community college in multiple modalities (in‑person, web‑enhanced, hybrid, online).
• Bilingual in English/Spanish.

The College has a negotiated faculty salary schedule; placement depends on education level and experience. Salary ranges from $87,969 to $100,287 for a standard 212‑day contract, with additional compensation for a doctorate degree. Placement does not include a potential COLA effective July 1, 2026. The College offers a comprehensive benefit program including medical, dental, life, and long‑term disability insurance; paid sick leave;

retirement and optional deferred compensation programs; and support for faculty professional development.

Walla Walla Community College is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression/identity, marital status, age, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal, Vietnam or disabled veteran status, National Guard member or reservist, or any other protected class under federal and Washington State laws.