550.2 |
Tuition Waiver for Courses Taken at St.
Charles Community College |
| P-550.2 |
The College provides waiver of applicable
tuition charges for credit courses at the College for
faculty and staff including externally funded employees,
their spouses and eligible dependents in accordance with
established Administrative Procedures. Student Assistants,
Educational Aides, work-study students and project based
employees are not eligible for tuition waiver. Other institutional
fees including course specific fees and books and related
materials are the responsibility of the employee, spouse
or eligible dependent.
All eligible individuals utilizing tuition waivers
at the College will be subject to the same entrance
requirements, enrollment procedures and rules that apply
to regular students of the College unless otherwise
noted in Administrative Procedures.
Tuition waivers are available to College staff, faculty,
their spouses and eligible dependents only to the extent
that tuition charges are not covered by grants, scholarships,
reimbursement from other employers or state and federal
programs. Individuals requesting a waiver are encouraged
to complete the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA).
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| Pr-550.2.1 |
A one hundred percent (100%) waiver of tuition
charges is available to staff who are assigned to a minimum
thirty-two (32) hour work week on a regular basis and
who have successfully completed the applicable introductory
period following initial employment and to full-time faculty
following satisfactory completion of at least one full
semester of teaching. The tuition waiver is available
for the next semester following completion of the introductory
period or the semester of teaching. |
| Pr-550.2.2 |
Part time staff are eligible for tuition waiver on a
prorated basis if employed for at least twenty (20) hours
per week on a regular basis and if the applicable introductory
period following initial employment has been satisfactorily
completed. The percentage of tuition waiver is equal to
the percentage of time an individual is employed relative
to full-time employment (40 hours/week).
(example: an employee who works 30 hours per week will
be eligible for a 75% waiver)
The tuition waiver is available for the next semester
following completion of the introductory period.
A
fifty percent (50%) waiver of tuition charges is available
to adjunct faculty who teach at least six (6) credit
hours in a fall or spring semester or at least four
(4) credit hours in a summer semester. Upon completion
of such a semester, tuition waiver is available for
the next semester and any subsequent semester in which
the adjunct faculty member continues to teach at the
required level. |
| Pr-550.2.3 |
A tuition waiver is available for the spouse
and unmarried dependent children of an eligible employee.
The amount of tuition waiver shall be in accordance with
provisions in Pr-550.2.1 and Pr-550.2.2.
Dependent children are eligible until attainment of
age twenty-three (23). If the twenty-third (23rd) birthday
occurs within a semester, the dependent is eligible
for the tuition waiver for that semester.
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| Pr-550.2.4 |
Tuition waiver is available for enrollment
to audit a course. |
| Pr-550.2.5 |
For each semester of enrollment, a Tuition
Waiver form must be completed and the appropriate approvals
obtained before a tuition waiver will be processed. If
an employee or dependent is eligible for and receiving
a grant or scholarship, the grant may first be applied
to the cost of required textbooks, then to the tuition
charges. Any eligible remaining tuition balance will then
be charged off as a Waiver. The approved Tuition Waiver
form should be submitted at the time of registration each
semester. Tuition waivers will not be processed and fees
will not be adjusted if the Tuition Waiver form is submitted
after the applicable payment deadline for the course(s). |
| Pr-550.2.6 |
The availability of tuition waivers is subject
to available College resources as determined by the administration. |
| Pr-550.2.7 |
In the event of an eligible employee’s
death, in accordance with the above procedures, the spouse
and eligible dependent children will be allowed to receive
the tuition waiver benefit for up to three (3) years after
the date of death. |
| Pr-550.2.8 |
All employees may enroll in any of the
non-credit or repeat credit Physical Education (fitness)
classes free of charge. Employees who wish to repeat
Physical Education (fitness) classes must enroll in
these classes through the Continuing Education Department
and indicate that they are an employee of the College
at the time of enrollment. All first-time enrollments
in Physical Education (fitness) classes must be handled
through the Admissions Office.
The benefit of tuition waiver when taking repeat Physical
Education (fitness) classes is restricted to employees
only. |
| Pr-550.2.9 |
Enrollment in courses by staff and faculty
must not interfere with an employee's job performance
or conflict with an employee's work schedule unless an
alternate work schedule is approved by the supervisor
to permit attendance at the scheduled class time. |
| D - 550.2.0 |
Grants or Scholarships - includes grants,
scholarships, and other non-loan monetary awards, such
as GI Bill and others, that do not require repayment. |
