Part-Time Staff Benefits

Medical Insurance: Part-time staff scheduled to work 25 hours per week are eligible to purchase individual HMO health insurance after 36 months of employment. The employee will incur 75% of the cost of the individual health plan.

Retirement: Part-time staff are required by state law to join the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). Employees contribute eight percent of gross pay to SURS. Part-time staff vest their retirement account after five years’ credited service. In the event of separation from employment before vesting, the employee contributions may be withdrawn.

Tuition Waivers: The College will waive tuition for up to five Oakton credit-courses for employees, their spouse and children, per fiscal year.

Deferred Compensation Plans: The College offers 403(b) and 457 tax-deferred annuity plans.

Observed Paid Holidays:

• Labor Day (First Monday in September)
• Veteran's Day (November 11)
• Thanksgiving (the Fourth Thursday-Friday in November)
• the day of Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King's Birthday (Third Monday in January)
• President's Day (Third Monday in February)
• Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
• Independence Day (July 4)

Vacation: Vacation days are accrued on a bi-weekly basis based on annual hours worked.

Four-Day Summer Work Week: The College adopts a four-day summer work week beginning with the Friday following Memorial Day and continuing until the Friday of the week preceding the beginning of the academic year.