MCCC FACULTY - Benefits overview
Listed below is a brief overview of the benefits available to you as a full-time faculty member at Greenfield Community College.
OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM
As a faculty member, you are eligible to participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP). You must choose between the ORP and the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) within ninety days of your first eligibility. Your first contributions upon employment are typically remitted to SERS. If you elect ORP coverage, you may transfer your funds from SERS to the ORP.
The Optional Retirement Program is a portable retirement program that is funded with individual accounts for participants. Each participant selects a Provider to invest plan contributions. The current Providers are:
- Lincoln Financial Group
- TIAA-CREF
- VALIC
You can learn more about the ORP at: www.mass.edu/orp.
DENTAL INSURANCE
Dental insurance (MetLife) is available to you and any dependents at no cost to you. Coverage becomes effective six (6) full months after hire.
SICK and PERSONAL LEAVE
Faculty members earn sick leave upon hire. Sick leave is based on a total of ten (10) days per year. Your first paycheck advice will list the amount of leave time that you have accrued. There is no cap on the amount of sick leave an employee may carry. Sick leave credits can be paid off only at the time of retirement. This payout is at 20% of accumulated sick leave credits. Effective with your date of hire you have one (1) personal day that must be used by December 31. Personal days cannot be carried over from one calendar year to another. On January 1 of each following year you will receive two (2) Personal Days.
TUITION REMISSION
Tuition remission is available to you and any dependents at any Massachusetts college or university. Tuition only is waived - fees are not included. (Please refer to the System-wide Tuition Remission Policy for MCCC members in the "Official College Policies" section of this website.)