The College recognizes that a comprehensive benefit package providing for health insurance, life insurance, retirement savings plans, and leave time is essential to attract and retain employees. The category of your employment may affect the fringe benefits you receive.

Employees may elect to be covered by the College’s benefits package along with his/her spouse, domestic partner and dependent children. Coverage begins on the first of the month following employment. If eligible dependents are not enrolled during the initial enrollment period, coverage can be requested during Open Enrollment. If eligible dependents are obtained through birth, adoption, or marriage after the employee’s initial enrollment period, immediate coverage can be granted to the new dependents.

If an employee is able to obtain health insurance other than through the College (e.g., through spouse or other arrangement), an employee may waive their coverage and receive a stipend that would be paid out to the employee as taxable income over the course of the plan year or placed in a Supplemental Retirement Annuity (SRA).