Full-Time Faculty (KCEA) Benefits
Medical Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage, participating in
Kish’s self-insurance, PPO or HDHP health plans.
Vision Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage in Kish’s vision
insurance plan.
Dental Insurance: Full-time faculty are eligible for individual or family coverage in Kish’s dental
insurance plan.
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account: Employees can set aside pre-tax dollars to cover eligible medical or dependent care
expenses.
Term Life Insurance: The College provides Term Life Insurance equal to $50,000 or 1.5 times the annual
base salary. Employees electing 1.5 times base salary are liable for tax implications.
Optional life insurance for employees, spouses and dependents is available.
Retirement: State law requires Full-Time Faculty to join the State Universities Retirement System
(SURS). For more information, visit https://surs.org/.
Deferred Compensation Plans: The College offers 403(b) and 457 tax-deferred annuity plans.
Tuition Waivers: The College will waive tuition for an unlimited amount of Kishwaukee College credit
courses for employees, spouses and children under 25.
Tuition Reimbursement: Reimbursement for course tuition at other educational institutions is available as
outlined in the KCEA collective bargaining agreement.
Four-Day Summer Work Week: The College adopts a four-day summer work week beginning on the Monday following
Spring Commencement and continuing for 12 weeks.
Sick: Full-time faculty receive 15 sick days per academic year, with up to two sick days
available to use during the summer term by non-twelve-month faculty teaching summer
classes. Up to five sick days may be used for personal business.
Vacation: 12-month Bargaining Unit Faculty receive 21 days of vacation each fiscal year.
Sabbatical Leave: Full-time tenured faculty members who have completed a minimum of seven years of
full-time continuous service to the College may apply for sabbatical leave. Sabbaticals
may be one year or one semester in duration.
Observed Paid Holidays:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- Spring Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth (June 19)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day
- The day before Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Day
- The day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve Day
- Christmas Day
- New Year’s Eve