Administrative Rules

Non-faculty employees who have held a staffing table position for at least twelve (12) consecutive months are eligible for the Educational Recognition Award upon earning an Associate’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree,  Doctoral degree, or an ACC college credit workforce technical certificate. The technical certificate must be directly related to the employee’s position.  The degree must be from an accredited institution of higher education. 

Full-time, non-faculty staffing table employees may receive a one time stipend as follows: 

Associate’s Degree            $   500

Bachelor’s Degree               $1,000

Master’s Degree                  $1,500

Doctoral Degree                   $2,000

Technical Certificate            $   500

Part-time, non-faculty staffing table employees are eligible for a pro-rated Educational Recognition Award Stipend.  Hourly employees are not eligible for an Educational Recognition Award.

Eligibility

1.     The employee must complete all course work toward an Associate’s,  Bachelor's, Master’s or Doctoral degree and complete all other degree requirements; the official transcript with the degree noted must be sent to the Office of Human Resources directly from an accredited institution; or,

2.     The employee must complete all coursework and hours of instruction required for the ACC college credit workforce technical certificate; the certificate of completion must be sent to the Office of Human Resources directly from the ACC Admissions Office.