What to Expect in Your First Semester at a Community College

“Community colleges are not monolithic. Each has its own culture, its own array of personalities, and its own way of doing things. Yet my experience — more than three decades at five different two-year colleges in four states — suggests that most of them have a great deal in common, too. With that in mind, if you’re new to full-time teaching in the community-college sector, here’s what you can probably expect as you start work this fall.” …

https://www.chronicle.com/article/What-to-Expect-in-Your-First/246869

As a 30+ year veteran of community college teaching and administration myself, this essay rings true and represents very good advice.