The College classifies its employees as follows:

Employee: any person authorized to work in the United States who is employed by the College to perform services for compensation and in accordance with College policies.

Faculty Employee: Employees responsible for the teaching, research, and public service goals and objectives of the College. Faculty titles include professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and lecturer.

Adjunct Faculty Employee: Employees hired for contract periods of 18 weeks or less. They are paid a flat fee per course taught. These positions are not eligible for retirement or other benefits.

Staff Employee: Persons employed in an administrative or service role or who perform work to support the college. 

Full-time Employees: Employees hired to work the College’s normal, full-time, schedule (35 hours per week) on a regular basis. 

Part-time benefit eligible Employees: Employees hired to work 30 hours per week during the academic year (10 months) only.

Part-time Employees: Employees hired to work less than 30 hours per week on a regular basis.

Temporary Employees: Employees hired to work full-time or part-time with the understanding that their length of employment is determined by completion of a specific assignment or a certain period of time (e.g. employment for the summer).