Full-Time, Regular Employee Benefits

(Additional information is available from the Human Resources Office)

1. Staff Vacation:  Vacation is accrued over an academic year (September 1 - August 31).  Non-exempt and entry-level professional employees accrue 15 vacation days per year beginning the first year of employment.  After 5 years of service employees accrue 20 days per year. Senior professional positions are eligible for 20 days of vacation per year.
   Faculty Time-off: Follows the academic calendar unless stated otherwise in an administrative contract.

2. Personal Days: Faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to 2 personal days off per year.

3. Sick Leave: Employees may use up to 10 days per year for one's own illness or to care for an immediate family member. 

4. Holidays: Champlain College has 11 paid Holidays including: New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Columbus Day, 2 days at Thanksgiving, and Christmas day

5. Defined Contribution Retirement Plan: Employees can defer pre-tax income into the College's Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan (403(b) plan and receive a 2:1 matching contribution from the College up to 10% of eligible pay (example: if an employee defers 5% the College will match 10% of base pay). Employees who work at least 1,000 hours per year qualify to participate.  Employees may contribute from the first day of employment.  The College's match will take effect the first of the month following employment.

6. Medical Plans: The College offers a choice of two medical plans with a national provider for employees and eligible dependents:
   a) A low-deductible Open Access Plan (OAP) plan with prescription co-pays.
   b) A High Deductible Open Access Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA); "preventive prescriptions" (as defined by the Plan) are covered at 100%, other prescriptions apply toward the deductible.  The College contributes to the employee's HSA.

7. Dental Plan: The College offers dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents with a national provider.

8. Flexible Spending Account Plan: Allows employees to pay their portion of health insurance premiums and non-insured, out-of-pocket medical expenses and dependent day-care expenses with pre-tax dollars.  A Limited Flexible Spending Account is offered to employees enrolled in the high deductible plan with an HSA.

9. Term Life Insurance: The College provides term life insurance equaling two and one-half times the annual base salary.

10. Employee Assistance Program: Employees and their family members residing in the employee's home may utilize the assistance of a third-party provider to help resolve personal difficulties.

11. Tuition at Champlain College:  Employees and their eligible family members may enroll in Champlain College courses on a space-available basis.  Tuition for most courses is covered by the College.

12. Employee Tuition Reimbursement: For education study at other institutions, employees may be reimbursed for some of their tuition expenses.

13. Tuition Exchange: Dependent children of employees may participate in the Tuition Exchange scholarship program.  Over 600 colleges and universities participate in this program.

14. Health and Fitness: Employees have access to The IDX Student Life Center which features a full-sized gymnasium, fitness center, multi-purpose recreation room, locker rooms, and a dining room. The College also provides Sports & Fitness Edge (in the Burlington, VT area) fitness center memberships.  A discount on memberships is offered for eligible family by the Sports & Fitness Edge.

15. Ride CCTA Free: Provides free transportation on the Chittenden County Transportation Authority bus system, including commuter service and LINK service.

16. Emergency Travel Assistance: Provides help in the case of a medical emergency when traveling for business or pleasure in a foreign country or more than 100 miles from home.

17. Credit Union: The Members Advantage Union is available to employees for checking, savings, loans and credit cards.

18. Library: Employees have free use of the Champlain College Library. To broaden the immediate availability of library resources, Champlain College has extensive on-line resources as well as agreements with several other local college libraries to extend borrowing privileges to students, faculty and staff of each college.

19. Computer Purchase: Employees may purchase a computer through a two-year, interest-free payroll deduction plan.

20. Financial Planning: Employees are eligible for retirement financial services through an external financial planning provider in Burlington.

THESE BENEFIT OVERVIEWS ARE INTENDED ONLY AS A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF THE PLANS AVAILABLE TO CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE EMPLOYEES. MORE DETAILED EXPLANATIONS OF POLICIES AND PLAN PROVISIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVES. THE AMOUNT AND AVAILABILITY OF BENEFITS ARE GOVERNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN DOCUMENTS. ALTHOUGH IT IS OUR INTENTION TO CONTINUE THE BENEFITS SUMMARIZED ON THIS SITE, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MODIFY, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE THESE BENEFITS ANYTIME TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. FURTHERMORE, THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OR GUARANTEE ANY PARTICULAR BENEFIT.