Rate My Professor Tobias Avalos

Tobias R. Avalos serves as Associate Professor of Anthropology and Department Chair of Social Sciences at Centralia College, a position he has held since 2017. He earned an A.A. from Truckee Meadows Community College, a B.A. from the University of Nevada, an M.A. from New Mexico State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Avalos has transformed the anthropology program at Centralia College by expanding it to include dedicated courses in cultural, biological, material, and linguistic anthropology, fostering a holistic curriculum that bridges social and natural sciences. This initiative supports the Associate in Arts Degree in Anthropology and prepares students for transfer to four-year institutions. Under his leadership, anthropology courses maintain a 95.6% pass rate and an average GPA of 3.18. He has updated course outlines to align with college learning outcomes, incorporated diversity distribution requirements, standardized assessment rubrics for consistency across instructors, and explored online course delivery and Universal Design for Learning compliance.