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Smith's commitment to academic achievement
and lifelong learning is what we are all about. In support of this commitment,
we make a significant investment in providing employees with rich opportunities
for professional growth and development. We offer generous tuition benefits for
employee's and their dependents.
For additional information on these benefits
please contact the Tuition Administrator at (413) 585-2273.
Tuition Assistance for Employees
Tuition assistance is available to eligible employees
who enroll in academic courses both at Smith College and at other colleges and universities.
Tuition assistance is also available to an employee's spouse or partner that wishes
to take courses at Smith College.
The maximum number of credits that the tuition benefit
may be applied for in an academic year is 16 for full-time employee's and 8 for part-time
employees. Some restrictions may apply for courses taken during normal business
hours. The total number of credits taken is based on a combination of all courses
for which you receive a tuition benefit, whether the courses are taken at Smith or
at another institution.
Tuition reimbursement is available for courses taken
at another college or university in the reimbursable amount of $1,500 per academic
year. This benefit is pro-rated for part-time employees.
Waiting Period -
The employee must complete one
full year of consecutive service in a benefit eligible position at the
college prior to participation in this plan. If you satisfy the one-year service
requirement by the first of the month following the start of classes, you will
be considered to have satisfied the service requirement for that semester.
Eligibility -
If you are
employed in a regular, limited-term, or grant-funded position of half-time or more,
you are eligible to receive tuition waiver for courses taken at Smith College . If
you work less than half-time or hold a temporary or casual position, you are not
eligible.
Tuition Assistance for College Age Dependents
The college offers three types of undergraduate tuition
assistance for college-age children:
- 40% grants for children attending other
colleges and universities
- 60% grants for children (primarily daughters)
attending Smith College
- Tuition
Exchange Scholarships at participating schools.
You may receive only one type of tuition assistance
per child in any given semester. Tuition assistance grants are not given for graduate
study or summer programs.
Eligibility -
If you are employed in a regular
position of half-time or more, you are eligible to receive college tuition grant(s)
for your eligible child(ren). If you work less than half-time or hold a temporary
or casual position, you are not eligible.
Waiting period -
The employee must complete three
full years of consecutive service in a benefit eligible position at the
college prior to participation in this plan. If you satisfy the three-year service
requirement by the first of the month following the start of classes, you will
be considered to have satisfied the service requirement for that semester. The
waiting period will be waived if you come to Smith College from a college or university
where you were eligible for a similar tuition benefit. Your prior eligibility must
be documented in writing by your former employer.
Child eligibility -
Tuition grants are available
for a natural, adopted, or stepchild of yours, your spouse, or your same-sex domestic
partner. The child must be unmarried and under age 24 and must qualify as your dependent
for tax purposes in the current calendar year.
Tuition Assistance for Early Childhood & Elementary
Education
Smith College has an Early Childhood program and Elementary
program that are eligible for tuition assistance. They are for the Campus School
(grades K-6), and the Center for Early Childhood Education (infancy through PK).
The college offers tuition grants to eligible employees whose children are enrolled
at either one or both of these schools.
Eligibility -
If you are employed in a regular
position of half-time or more, you are eligible to receive tuition grant(s) for your
eligible child(ren). If you work less than half-time or hold a temporary or casual
position, you are not eligible.
Child eligibility -
Tuition
grants are available for a natural, adopted, or stepchild of yours, your spouse,
or your same-sex domestic partner. The child must qualify as your dependent for tax
purposes in the current calendar year.
Grant amount -
If your dependent child attends
one of the schools, you will receive a tuition grant equal to 25% of the child's
tuition. If you have more than one child attending, the tuition grant equals 30%
of each additional child's tuition thereafter which is the lesser of the two tuition's.
Tuition assistance is prorated if you work part-time. Your child's tuition bill will
be credited with the appropriate tuition waiver.
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