Just an anecdote from our time in dual enrollment as a homeschooling family . . . the administrators at our son’s community college seem well-dressed, sharp, on top of things. They often put on helpful seminars, do community outreach, etc. The part-time faculty - it’s been hit or miss. Some have been very good, others not so much. All seemed stressed and harried.
It would be nice to see a better balance between the two worlds. Personally, as a parent, I would like to see the faculty better supported. But both functions are necessary to the excellence (or lack thereof) of higher education.