3.9 Employee Benefits
3.9.18 Educational Benefits
Eligible employees, their spouses, qualified domestic partners, and dependent
children may have tuition waived for courses taken at Ithaca College.
In addition, dependent children may receive a cash award to apply towards
tuition for courses taken at other institutions or tuition exchange scholarship
program at participating colleges and universities. These benefits are
available for the natural, legally adopted, or legally dependent children,
under the age of 25, of eligible employees. Some of the provisions of
the tuition remission, cash awards, and tuition exchange benefits are
outlined below. However, since certain requirements must be met to qualify
for these benefits and certain restrictions may apply, employees should
review carefully the Plan Announcement for Ithaca College Educational
Benefits booklet available from the Benefits Department. (See www.ithaca.edu/hr/benefits/education/ for additional
information.)
3.9.18.1 Tuition Remission
The College offers eligible employees the opportunity to take courses
that promote self-improvement, relate to the work the employee is performing,
or qualify the employee for a higher job classification. Tuition is waived
for courses taken, and other fees and costs are paid by the employee.
Certain requirements must be met, including minimum length of service
at the College, and some restrictions apply; these are outlined in information
available from the Benefits Department.
When an eligible employee has completed three years of benefits-eligible
service, the employee's spouse, qualified domestic partner, and eligible
dependent children may also receive a waiver of tuition for courses taken
at the College towards the first undergraduate degree. Dependents must
be admitted through the College's usual admission process. Contact should
be made with the Office of Admission for the pertinent details regarding
the admission process. Working less than 100% full time will affect the
benefit service year calculation.
Tuition will be waived for courses taken, subject to the limitations
of the plan; all other fees and costs will be paid by the employee.
3.9.18.2 Cash Award Scholarship Plan
The College's Cash Award Scholarship Plan is available for children of
eligible employees. This program provides tuition assistance of up to
$500.00 per semester (maximum benefit of $4,000.00) toward tuition for
study at another accredited institution leading to the first undergraduate
degree. There is a three-year, benefits-eligible service requirement for
this benefit as well. |
